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Maine Youth Drug and Alcohol Use Survey (MYDAUS)

NEW for 2007: The MYDAUS/YTS Guide: using your data to build support for prevention (pdf)

Between 1993 and 1997, Maine was one of six states participating in the Diffusion Consortium Project, a study undertaken by the University of Washington for the purpose of developing research-based substance abuse strategies. Out of that collaboration came the The Maine Youth Drug and Alcohol Use Survey (MYDAUS). The purpose of the survey is to quantify the use of alcohol, tobacco and other substances among middle and high school students in Maine, and to identify the risk and protective factors that influence a student’s choice of whether or not to engage in these and related harmful behaviors. These influences are found in the different domains of the student’s social environment: peer group, family, school and community. Identification of specific populations in which the risk factors are high and the protective factors are low, permits the targeting of interventions where they are most needed.

Published Reports

MYDAUS/YTS Web-Based Reports System

NEW: Summary Reports of Local 2006 Data

There is a 30-page report for each participating school, district, OSA Region and county, which gives the highlights of the MYDAUS results for 2006. Each table gives a side-by-side comparison with the Maine results and significant differences are noted. Tables include:

  • 30-day or lifetime use of selected substances
  • Trend in the use of selected substances since 2000
  • Prevalence of Pro-Social and Anti-Social Behaviors
  • Risk and Protective Factor results

Also available:

  • 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006 MYDAUS data in original 64-report format
  • Responses to each question on the survey, including all YTS 2004 and 2006 questions

This web-based Reports System has a public area and a secure area:

The public area has statewide, regional and county level data.

The school and district data are password protected. We request that anyone needing these files first obtain written permission from the superintendent of the district of interest before contacting OSA.

The next MYDAUS/YTS is scheduled for February, 2008.

Note: all documents on the OSA web in .pdf format are available in printed format upon request: osa.ircosa@maine.gov