Goodhue County Youth Subtance Use Data Shows Significant DECREASES Since 2004!
| Alcohol Use | 2004 | 2008-09 | Change |
| 6th Grade | 4.5% | 1.5% | Down 3% |
| 9th Grade | 35% | 16% | Down 19% |
| 12th Grade | 48.5% | 46% | Down 2.5% |
| Cigarette Use | 2004 | 2008-09 | Change |
| 6th Grade | 4.5% | 0% | Down 4.5% |
| 9th Grade | 12.5% | 6% | Down 6.5% |
| 12th Grade | 31% | 26% | Down 5% |
| Marijuana Use | 2004 | 2008-09 | Change |
| 6th Grade | 1% | 0.5% | Down .5% |
| 9th Grade | 10% | 5.5% | Down 4.5% |
| 12th Grade | 15% | 13% | Up 6.5% |
To learn more about the dangers of Marijuana Use go to www.drugfree.org or www.chi-parentnetwork.org | |||
Data reports from baseline 2004 Goodhue County Minnesota Student Survey and 2008-2009 CHI Student Survey.
For more information go to www.chi-goodhue.org
This site is also the home of the Goodhue County
Also included are:
- alcohol and drug definitions,
- descriptions of common drugs used by students,
- symptoms of drug use,
- communication techniques,
- an example of a parent/child contract, and
- resources that are available to you within Goodhue County and surrounding communities.
Remember, chemical use can lead to chemical dependency and serious problems. It is through early intervention by parents, schools, and communities that tragedy can be averted and a young person can refocus on life's successes. We hope this website will help keep our kids chemically free. 
Spanish Resource!
“Habla Con Tus Hijos,” is the first-of-its-kind Spanish-language web resource and educational campaign encouraging parents to have frequent conversations with their kids about the risks of drug and alcohol use. Launching today on the nationally-syndicated Doctora Isabel Univision radio show, “Habla Con Tus Hijos” empowers Hispanic parents and caregivers to start and maintain open, honest conversations with their children by providing them with helpful in-language tips and tools available at HablaConTusHijos.org.
“Habla Con Tus Hijos” is the new Spanish-language counterpart to the Partnership’s ongoing parent movement, Time To Talk ™. Both “Habla Con Tus Hijos” and Time To Talk are grounded in the Partnership’s national research that consistently shows kids who learn a lot about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50 percent less likely to use drugs than those who do not. However our research also shows that Hispanic parents are less likely to open up about these topics with their children. “Habla Con Tus Hijos” is culturally relevant to the Hispanic community and it addresses the need to provide parents with easy tips and guides to make communicating with their kids less daunting.
“For the first time, Spanish-speaking parents have easy access to the valuable tools and resources they need to begin, what many parents view as, a ‘difficult conversations’ with their kids about the dangers of drug and alcohol use,” said Alina Díaz, deputy director of multicultural programs for the Partnership. “Through this effort, we hope to equip them with the resources they need to take charge of these conversations and protect their kids by keeping them healthy and drug free.”
For more information visit HablaConTusHijos.org.