New National Inhalant Data from the CDC: Inhalant Abuse Declines Significantly From 1995 - 2013

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released the findings of its Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System 2013 Report . Specific findings can be found here.

• Nationwide, 8.9% of students have used an inhalant to get high during their lifetime.
• More female students report having used an inhalant (10.0%) than male students (7.9%)
• Prevalence for  having used an inhalant was higher among Hispanic (11.7%) than white (8.6%) and black (6.8%) students.
• Prevalence for  having used an inhalant was higher among 9th-grade (10.1%) and 11th-grade (9.9%) than 12th-grade (7.6%) students.

Some good news in the findings:   

• "During 1995 - 2013, a significant linear decrease occurred overall in the prevalence of having ever used inhalants (20.3% - 8.9%)."

• "The prevalence of having ever used inhalants decreased from 2011 (11.4%) to 2013 (8.9%)" 

 Further data follows below in three charts: