Substance Use in Minnesota

The Minnesota State Epidemiological Profile was created under the supervision of the State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) with financial assistance from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP).

The Profile has been created to summarize and characterize consumption patterns and consequences related to the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD) in Minnesota.

Substance Use in Minnesota: A State Epidemiological Profile, March 2008
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• Alcohol
  • Consumption
    • Youth Alcohol Use: Students Reporting Any Use of Alcohol in the Past 30 Days
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Binge Drinking: Students Reporting Having 5 or More Drinks in a Row on at Least One Occasion within the Past 2 Weeks
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Impaired Driving: Students Reporting Driving a Motor Vehicle One or More Times After Using Alcohol or Drugs, within the Past 12 Months
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Riding with Impaired Driver: Students Reporting Ever Riding with Friends After Using Alcohol or Drugs
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Age Youth First Drink: Students Reporting That They First Had More than a Few Sips of Alcohol at Age 13 or Younger
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Average Age Youth First Drink: Average Age at Which Students Reported First Drinking More than a Few Sips of Alcohol
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Adult Alcohol Use: Adults Reporting Any Use of Alcohol in the Past 30 Days
      • by Race and Gender
      • by Age and Gender
    • Adult Binge Drinking: Adults Reporting Having 5 or More Drinks (4 or More for Females) in a Row on at Least One Occasion within the Past 30 Days
      • by Race and Gender
      • by Age and Gender
  • Consequences
    • Cost Per Capita of Alcohol Related Traffic Crashes, Fatalities and Injuries
    • DWI: Driving While Intoxicated
      • by County of Arrest
      • by County of Residence
    • Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes
    • Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Fatalities
    • Liquor Law Arrests and Apprehensions
    • Cirrhosis Deaths
    • Suicides
    • Homicides
• Tobacco
  • Consumption
    • Youth Smoking: Students Reporting Smoking a Cigarette on One or More Days within the Past 30 Days
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Heavy Smoking: Students Reporting Smoking Cigarettes on 20 or More Days within the past 30 Days
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Smokeless Tobacco Use: Students Reporting Use of Chewing Tobacco or Snuff within the Past 30 Days
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Age Youth First Smoke Cigarettes: Students Reporting They First Smoked All or Part of a Cigarette at Age 13 or Younger
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Average Age Youth First Smoke Cigarettes: Average Age at Which Students First Reported Smoking All or Part of a Cigarette
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Age Youth First Use Other Tobacco: Students Reporting They First Smoked a Cigar or Used Chewing Tobacco at Age 13 or Younger
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Average Age Youth First Use Other Tobacco: Average Age at Which Students Reported First Smoking a Cigar or Using Chewing Tobacco
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Adult Smoking: Adults Reporting Smoking Cigarettes on One or More Days Within the Past 30 Days
      • by Race and Gender
      • by Age and Gender
  • Consequences
    • Lung Cancer
      • Deaths from Lung, Bronchus and Trachea Cancer
      • by Gender
• Other Drugs
  • Consumption
    • Youth Marijuana Use: Students Reporting Any Use of Marijuana in the Past 30 Days
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Regular Marijuana Use: Students Reporting Using Marijuana on 3 or More Occasions within the Past 30 Days
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Inhalants Use: Students Reporting Use of Inhalants within the Past 12 Months
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Meth Use: Students Reporting Methamphetamine Use within the Past 12 Months
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Prescription Drug Abuse (All Grades Through 2004): Students Reporting Use of Someone Else's Prescription Drugs within the Past 12 Months
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Prescription Drug Abuse (2007 6th Graders): Students Reporting Use of Any Prescription Drugs Not Prescribed by Their Doctor or that They Took Only to Get High within the Past 12 Months
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Pain Reliever Abuse: Students Reporting Any Use of Prescription Pain Relievers Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth ADD/ADHD Drug Abuse: Students Reporting Any Use of ADD or ADHD Drugs Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Stimulant or Diet Pill Abuse: Students Reporting Any Use of Stimulants or Diet Pills Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Tranquilizer or Sedative Abuse: Students Reporting Any Use of Tranquilizers or Sedatives Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth MDMA/Ecstasy Use: Students Reporting Use of MDMA/Ecstasy within the Past 12 Months
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Crack/Cocaine Use: Students Reporting Use of Crack/Cocaine within the Past 12 Months
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Psychedelics Use: Students Reporting Use of LSD, PCP or Other Psychedelics within the Past 12 Months
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Youth Heroin Use: Students Reporting Use of Heroin within the Past 12 Months
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Age at First Use of Marijuana: Students Reporting they first Smoked Marijuana at Age 13 or Younger
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Age at First Use of Marijuana: Average Age at Which Students Reported First Smoking Marijuana
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Age at First Use of Other Drugs: Students Reporting they first Used Other Drugs at Age 13 or Younger
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Average Age at First Use of Other Drugs: Average Age at Which Students Reported First Trying Drugs, Other Than Marijuana
      • by Grade and Gender
      • by Grade, Race and Gender
    • Adult Marijuana Use: Adults Reporting Any Use of Marijuana in the Past 30 Days
      • by Race and Gender
      • by Age and Gender
    • Adult Meth Use: Adults Reporting Methamphetamine Use within the Past 12 Months
      • by Race and Gender
      • by Age and Gender
    • Adult MDMA/Ecstasy Use: Adults Reporting Use of Club Drugs MDMA, Ecstasy, Ketamine or GHB within the Past 12 Months
      • by Race and Gender
      • by Age and Gender
    • Adult Crack/Cocaine Use: Adults Reporting Use of Crack/Cocaine in the Past 12 Months
      • by Race and Gender
      • by Age and Gender
    • Adult Pain Reliever Abuse: Adults Reporting Any Use of Prescription Pain Relievers Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months
      • by Race and Gender
      • by Age and Gender
    • Adult Tranquilizer or Sedative Abuse: Adults Reporting Any Use of Tranquilizers or Sedatives Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months
      • by Race and Gender
      • by Age and Gender
    • Adult Psychedelics Use: Adults Reporting Use of Hallucinogens or Psychedelics in the Past 12 Months
      • by Race and Gender
      • by Age and Gender
    • Adult Heroin Use: Adults Reporting Use of Heroin in the Past 12 Months
      • by Race and Gender
      • by Age and Gender
  • Consequences
    • Adults on Probation in Minnesota for Drug Offense as Governing Sentence
    • Juveniles on Probation in Minnesota for Drug Offense as Governing Sentence
    • Adult Prison Inmates in Minnesota Sentenced for Drug Offenses
    • Narcotics Arrests
      • by Gender
      • Opium/Cocaine by County
      • Marijuana by County
      • Synthetic Drugs by County
      • Other Drugs by County
      • by Age and Race