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New Mexico Youth Risk & Resiliency Data:

In 2017, among NM high school students (grades 9–12):

27.3% Current marijuana users
16.3% Improper use of prescription pain medicine, ever in lifetime (without a prescription, or differently than medically directed)
26.2% Current alcohol drinkers
20.7% Drank alcohol before age 13
35.8% Experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness
17.8% Seriously considered suicide
9.9% Experienced sexual violence (at least once in the past 12 months)

United States Youth Risk & Resiliency Data High School Comparison:

Mental Health Indicators:
Persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness (for at least two weeks in a row during the past 12 months)   NM: 35.8%    US: 31.5%
Made a suicide attempt (during the past 12 months)       NM: 9.9%   US: 7.4%

Tobacco Use Indicators:
Smoked cigarettes before age 13  NM: 13.5%   US: 9.5%
Ever used a e-cigarette:  NM: 51%  US: 42.2%

Alcohol Use Indicators:

Drank alcohol before the age 13:  NM: 20.7%  US: 15.5%
Rode in a car with a drinking driver    NM: 20.4%  US: 16.5%

Other Drug Use Indicators:

Current marijuana use   NM: 27.3%  US: 19.8%
Ever used cocaine   NM: 9.4%  US: 4.8%
Ever used heroin   NM: 3.4%   US: 1.7%
Ever used methamphetamines NM: 4.1%  US: 2.5%

(Source: http://youthrisk.org/tables/#/2017 )

For indicators and statistics in your city in New Mexico, you can go to the New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey homepage: http://www.youthrisk.org/