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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

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an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

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Teens who Binge Drink: High School Students

This indicator shows the percentage of high school students who binge drink.
This value represents students who who had five or more drinks of alcohol in a row at least one time during the 30 days prior to the survey.

Why is this important?

According to research by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, adolescents who begin drinking at a young age are more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who begin drinking at age 21. Patterns formed during adolescence play a critical role in health throughout adulthood. Alcohol use also impairs judgment and can lead to other high-risk behaviors such as drunk driving and sexual activity. Excessive alcohol use in the form of binge drinking can lead to increased risk of health problems such as liver disease or unintentional injuries.
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Census Place: Baltimore

5.0%
Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
Measurement period: 2017
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: June 2023
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Compared to the MD Value (13.0%), Baltimore has a value of 5.0% which is lower and better.
MD Value
(13.0%)
Compared to the US Value (13.5%), Baltimore has a value of 5.0% which is lower and better.
US Value
(13.5%)

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Filed under: Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Health / Adolescent Health, Health Behaviors, Teens

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