Below are some surprising figures from The Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth student survey, which was developed by the Michigan Department of Education in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Community Health.

Newaygo County youth who reported it would be ‘very easy’ or ‘sort of easy’ to get a prescription drug without a prescription

Prescription Drugs

Newaygo County 11th graders who reported it would be ‘very easy’ or ‘sort of easy’ to get a prescription drug without a prescription

Newaygo County youth who have ever taken a prescription drug without a doctor’s prescription

Alcohol

Average percentage of Newaygo County HS students who drank alcohol in the past 30 days

Tobacco

Percentage of Newaygo County youth who believe people have ’no risk’ or ‘slight risk’ of harming themselves (physically or in other ways) if they smoke e-cigarettes

Among students reporting use of a prescription drug without a prescription in the past year, percentage of students who took them from home (i.e. medicine cabinets)

Average percentage of Newaygo County HS students who consumed five or more drinks of alcohol in a row in the past month (binge drinking)

​Family rules regarding drugs and alcohol use

Newaygo County Youth that reported their family does not have clear/strong rules about alcohol and drug use