MIAMI – Marijuana was the more common substance reported in South Florida schools during the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years, Florida Department of Education records show.
The trend applied to almost all of the schools in South Florida that reported having the most drug related incident reports during both school years. Cases of marijuana smoking exceed the cases of tobacco smoking.
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Although several studies show that marijuana use among teenagers has remained stable over the past few years, the attitude toward the risks appears to be changing.
The percentage of youth perceiving marijuana as harmful went down during 2014, a recent National Institute on Drug Abuse survey reports.
About 6 percent of 12th graders reported daily use of marijuana during 2014 and 2013. And 81 percent of teens said they had easy access to marijuana, according to the survey.
The reports did not differentiate between synthetic marijuana, marijuana oils and other related products that are growing in popularity among teens. And specifics on the use of e-cigarettes were also not included on the tobacco reports.
A Local 10 News investigation on teenagers' social media posts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook in Hialeah and North Miami showed the same trend.
INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: Scroll up to view top 10 schools reporting drug use in South Florida during 2012-13. The majority of the incidents involve marijuana.
Interactive graphic: Schools with marijuana problems
Florida follows marijuana trend on 2013-2014
TOP 10: Hollywood Hills High School had the highest number of drug use reports in Broward County and G. Holmes Braddock Senior High in Miami-Dade during 2013-14 school year.
Florida's school districts showed the same trend during the 2013-14 school year. The districts with the most reports showed that the majority of drug reports were related to marijuana.
| Florida school districts with the most incident reports | Total safety incident reports 2013-2014 | Drug related reports | Drug related reports including marijuana |
| DADE | 10,850 | 351 | 92% |
| BROWARD | 5,867 | 859 | 92% |
| PALM BEACH | 5,406 | 452 | 80% |
| DUVAL | 4,608 | 444 | 94% |
| ORANGE | 4,267 | 538 | 86% |
| HILLSBOROUGH | 3,404 | 535 | 91% |
| PINELLAS | 3,237 | 678 | 84% |
| POLK | 3,174 | 401 | 84% |
| ST. LUCIE | 2,262 | 82 | 93% |
Worst schools on drug use in Miami-Dade
Worst 10 | DISTRICT | WORST ON DRUG USE 2013-2014 REPORTS | TOTAL INCIDENTS | MARIJUANA, HASHISH | |
1 | DADE | G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGH | 20 | 20 | 100% |
2 | DADE | MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 15 | 13 | 87% |
3 | DADE | MIAMI SUNSET SENIOR HIGH SCHL | 14 | 13 | 93% |
4 | DADE | HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 13 | 12 | 92% |
5 | DADE | MIAMI PALMETTO SR. HIGH SCHL | 12 | 10 | 83% |
5 | DADE | SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 12 | 12 | 100% |
6 | DADE | FELIX VARELA SENIOR HIGH SCHL | 11 | 11 | 100% |
7 | DADE | MIAMI KILLIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHL | 10 | 10 | 100% |
7 | DADE | BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGH | 10 | 10 | 100% |
8 | DADE | COUNTRY CLUB MIDDLE SCHOOL | 8 | 7 | 88% |
8 | DADE | CORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH SCHOO | 8 | 8 | 100% |
8 | DADE | DR MICHAEL M. KROP SENIOR HIGH | 8 | 7 | 88% |
8 | DADE | HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SC | 8 | 8 | 100% |
9 | DADE | CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 7 | 7 | 100% |
9 | DADE | HIALEAH-MIAMI LAKES SR. HIGH | 7 | 7 | 100% |
9 | DADE | MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 7 | 7 | 100% |
9 | DADE | MIAMI NORLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHO | 7 | 7 | 100% |
10 | DADE | CITRUS GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL | 6 | 6 | 100% |
10 | DADE | JOHN A. FERGUSON SR HIGH | 6 | 6 | 100% |
Worst schools on drug use in Broward
Worst 10 | SCHOOL | TOTAL INCIDENTS | MARIJUANA, HASHISH | | OTHER, ILLICIT DRUGS | |
1 | HOLLYWOOD HILLS HIGH SCHOOL | 38 | 34 | 89% | 4 | 11% |
2 | CORAL GLADES HIGH SCHOOL | 33 | 33 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
3 | DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL | 29 | 28 | 97% | 1 | 3% |
4 | WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL | 25 | 22 | 88% | 3 | 12% |
5 | DEERFIELD BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL | 24 | 24 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
6 | CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL | 22 | 21 | 95% | 1 | 5% |
7 | HALLANDALE ADULT/COMMUNITY CTR | 21 | 18 | 86% | 3 | 14% |
7 | PIPER HIGH SCHOOL | 21 | 20 | 95% | 1 | 5% |
7 | J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOL | 21 | 19 | 90% | 2 | 10% |
8 | NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL | 20 | 17 | 85% | 3 | 15% |
8 | CORAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL | 20 | 20 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
8 | MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HS | 20 | 16 | 80% | 4 | 20% |
8 | EVERGLADES HIGH SCHOOL | 20 | 18 | 90% | 2 | 10% |
8 | WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL | 20 | 14 | 70% | 6 | 30% |
9 | SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL | 19 | 19 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
10 | PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL | 18 | 17 | 94% | 1 | 6% |
10 | COOPER CITY HIGH SCHOOL | 18 | 11 | 61% | 7 | 39% |