The results of the 2010 Arizona Youth Survey (conducted by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission) were recently released. Inhalant specific information in the report includes:
- 10.9% of Navajo County students surveyed reported that they had used inhalants to get high at least once.
- The percentage of students reporting use of inhalants has dropped over the last four years.
- In 2008, 11.5% of all students reported using inhalants at least once (in 2006, the total was 13.5% )
- The statewide average for 2010 is 12.3% while the nationwide average is 12.5%.
- Lifetime use =10.8% of eighth grade students, 10.5% of 10th grade students & 11.6% of high school seniors.
- statewide average of 14.5% for eighth grade, 11.8% for 10th 9.4 % for 12th.
- nationwide average is 14.9% for eighth, 12.8 for 10th and 9.5 for 12th.
- A total of 2.7% of Navajo County students reported having used inhalants within 30 days of the survey. (3% of eighth graders, 2.8% of 10th graders & 2.7% of high school seniors.
