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<p class="MsoNormal">This email is being sent on behalf of SANDAG. Please see attached SAM Juvenile Bulletin Report and CJ Flash. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020">SANDAG released its most recent publication from the juvenile component of the Substance Abuse Monitoring (SAM) program. A
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<span style="color:#007C89">CJ Bulletin</span></a> from the juvenile SAMY interviews and a
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<span style="color:#007C89">flash</span></a> found that almost all (91%) of interviewed youth self reported trying at least one illicit substance. Other highlights from these reports include:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">More than half (52%) of interviewed youth reported misuse of illegal prescription drugs, making it the most popular category next to the three gateway drugs: marijuana, alcohol and tobacco.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">While the proportion of interviewed youth who reported ever smoking tobacco has dropped to a six-year low (57%), nearly nine in ten (89%) youth reported ever vaping.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">More than half (53%) of female youth reported instances of being approached by someone offering to pimp or prostitute them.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Looking at the past five years, 2023 showed the highest share of interviewed youth that reported suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. In the last three years alone, rates of youth who reported having suicidal
thoughts rose from one in five (20%), to one in four (25%), to one in three (32%), respectively.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020">You can find these as well as other CJ publications on our website at
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<span style="color:#007C89">SANDAG.org/cj</span></a>. Please contact us if you need assistance locating a specific publication.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424">Marla Kingkade</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424">San Diego County Substance Use and Overdose Prevention Taskforce</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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