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Local prevention coalition warns vaping, edibles rising among Estacada students
Summary
Tyra Barrett of the Estacada Youth Prevention Coalition presented student health survey and retail assessment data showing increases in vaping, nicotine pouches and marijuana edibles among middle and high school students and recommended price increases, proximity restrictions, signage and targeted prevention programming.
Tyra Barrett, the director of the Estacada Youth Prevention Coalition, briefed the council on multiple indicators of youth substance use sourced from the student health survey and her own local retail assessment. Barrett said survey results from 2022–2024 show increases in 30‑day alcohol use and a ‘‘very significant jump’’ in vaping among 11th graders, and she described 8th‑grade marijuana use where edible products were reported prominently. Barrett said the student data indicate youth primarily obtain tobacco and vaping products from ‘‘friends and family,’’ not retail outlets, though her retail inventory showed high advertising and low prices (average disposable e‑cigarette price cited as $11.99) and two local retailers selling kratom, one near the middle and high school.
Barrett outlined prevention activities and recommendations: continued outreach at community events (Summer Safety Fest), a youth reading program, adult survey work to identify social norms, enforcement and restorative approaches with school and law enforcement partners, and policy options drawn from the tobacco control network such as price increases, prohibiting sales near schools and parks, and improved signage about selling to minors. She said the coalition received a Drug‑Free Communities grant and will share updated 2025 data with council when available.
Councilors asked about participation rates and opt‑out levels for the student survey; Barrett said 11th‑grade response rates were near 90–100% for in‑class surveys but that 6th‑grade opt‑outs were higher. She offered to provide fact sheets with grade‑level response counts and the coalition’s retail assessment results.
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