Teen Drug Use Much Higher Than 15 Years Ago
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There are some disturbing trends in drug use among our nation’s teenagers.
A new survey from the Marijuana Policy Project finds teens’ use of most drugs is much higher than it was 15 years ago. Results show in 1992 3.7-percent of eighth graders used marijuana compared to 5.7 percent in 2007. For twelfth graders it is 11.9 percent and 18.8 percent, respectively. Cocaine and hallucinogen use has also increased dramatically. Current use of cocaine is up in all age groups and the rate among tenth graders nearly doubled from 0.7 percent in 1992 to 1.3 percent in 2007.
The survey also finds misunderstanding about the dangers of drugs especially among the youngest teens. For example, 50.2 percent of eighth graders say there is “great risk†in smoking marijuana occasionally – that is more than those who saw great risk in trying crack or powder cocaine, LSD, or drinking nearly every day.
Other findings include twelfth graders were more likely to disapprove of occasionally using marijuana than of binge drinking – five or more drinks at one sitting – once or twice every weekend.
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