What are the Odds in Utah?
The Utah travel industry would have us think of the state as an outdoors paradise – a playground filled with ski resorts and golf courses. Utah is also home to millions of Mormons and their religious beliefs forbid the use of drug or alcohol in any form. So you might expect to find a state with low drug use. Yet this beautiful state has a dark side that is not often mentioned – Utah residents and school children are using drugs and alcohol and many are in need of drug rehab. According to the 2007 Student Health and Risk Prevention Report • In Grade 6 (age 12/13) 14% of students have drunk alcohol and 10% have used inhalants to get high. • In Grade 8 ( age 14/15) 22% were drinking alcohol 15% using inhalants and 6% were using sedatives • By the time they’re in Grade 10 (16/17 years old) 35% are drinking alcohol, 18% are using marijuana, 4% have tried cocaine and ecstasy. • In Grade 12 the figures jump to almost half the kids drinking alcohol – 43%, 20% have used marijuana and 10% have t
