Below are selected indicators for Substance Use and Related Behavior
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See links under Data Indicators > Substance Use for additional indicators, trends and comparisons.
Download an infographic with the latest YRRS data for high school and middle school youth >> YRRS Infographic
| Indicator | Indicator Description | San Juan County | New Mexico | U.S. | Trend (County) |
| Alcohol | |||||
| Adult Binge Drinking (2021) | Binge drinking is 5 or more alcoholic drinks (males) or 4 or more drinks (females) on a single occasion | 11.9% | 14.7% | 15.4% | Same |
| High School Binge Drinking (2021) | Same definition as adults | 5.0% | 7.6% | 10.5% | Decrease from 2019 |
| Middle School Binge Drinking (2021) | Same definition as adults | 2.0% | 3.5% | n/a | Decrease from 2019 |
| Alcohol-related Death Rate (2021) | Rate per 100,000, deaths that involved excessive or chronic use of alcohol, alcohol poisoning and alcohol-related injury | 169.3 | 103.2 | 41.5 | Increase |
| Alcohol-related Injury Death | Rate per 100,000 of injury death with alcohol involvement | 54.4 | 42.3 | 14.1 | Increase overall; decreased from 2020 to 2021 |
| Alcohol-related Chronic Disease Death | Rate per 100,000 of chronic disease related to alcohol | 114.9 | 60.9 | 13.6 | Increase |
| Traffic | |||||
| Alcohol-related traffic crash fatalities (2016-2020) | Rate fatalities per 100,000 population | 9.7 | 5.7 | 4.6 | Plateau |
| Percent Alcohol-involvement (2022) | Percent of fatalities that involve intoxicated drivers | 47.4% | 22.7% | 30% | Fluctuates; No change overall |
| Overdose | |||||
| Drug Overdose (2021) | Rate per 100,000 of deaths due to drug overdose | 35.4 | 52.8 | 28.3 | Increase |
| Methamphetamine Overdose (2016-2020) | Rate per 100,000 deaths due to methamphetamine | 9.2 | 10.8 | n/a | Increase across state |
| Unintentional Rx Drug Overdose (2016-2020) | Rate per 100,000 deaths due to accidental overdose related to prescription medication | 6.9 | 7.3 | n/a | n/a |
| Cannabis | |||||
| Adults, current marijuana use (2020) | Adults who report past 30-day use of marijuana | 11.2% | 15.3% | n/a | n/a |
| High School Youth, current marijuana use (2019) | HS Youth who report past 30-day use of marijuana | 27.6% | 28.4% | 21.7% | No change |
| Early initiation marijuana use, HS Youth (2019) | HS Youth who report using marijuana before age 13 | 16.9% | 14.5% | 5.6% | Increase since 2015; Overall no change |
| Middle School Youth, current marijuana use (2019) | MS Youth who report past 30-day use of marijuana | 13.5% | 10.9% | n/a | No change |
| Smoking and E-Cigs | |||||
| Adults, current E-cigs (2020) | Adults who report past 30-day use of vaping/E-cigs | 6.5% | 4.9% | 4.6% | Slight increase |
| Adults, current cigarette smoking (2021) | Adults who report smoking cigarettes in past 30 days | 15.8% | 14.2% | 14.0% | Gradual decrease overall |
| High School Youth, current E-cigs (2021) | High School Youth who report past 30-day use of vaping / E-cigs | 22.5% | 25.3% | 18.0% | Increase overall. Decrease from 2019. |
| Middle School Youth, current E-cigs (2021) | Middle Youth who report past 30-day use of vaping / E-cigs | 9.2% | 10.6% | n/a | Decrease from 2019. |