Key Findings ie: Why CTC does what it does.

Within 4 years of coalition implementation of the CTC system, communities using CTC experienced significant reductions in youth substance abuse and delinquency among students completing the eighth grade, compared to control communities:
• 23 % less alcohol use in the past 30 days
• 49% less smokeless tobacco use in the past 30 days
• 37% less binge drinking in past two weeks
• 31% fewer delinquent acts in the past year

Furthermore, youth in CTC communities were less likely to begin using drugs and to engage in
delinquent behaviors for the first time by the eighth grade:
• 38% less likely to start using alcohol
• 57% less likely to start using smokeless tobacco
• 45% less likely to start smoking tobacco
• 29% less likely to start delinquent behaviors