Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Study: Teen Use of Alcohol, Pot Climbing

Increase Reverses Decade-Long Decline; 39% of High School Students Drink, 25% Smoke Marijuana

"I'm a little worried that we may be seeing the leading edge of a trend here," said Sean Clarkin, director of strategy at The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, which was releasing the study. "Historically, you do see the increase in recreational drugs before you see increases in some of the harder drugs."


The annual survey found the number of teens in grades 9 through 12 who reported drinking alcohol in the last month rose 11 percent last year, with 39 percent — about 6.5 million teens — reporting alcohol use. That's up from 35 percent, or about 5.8 million teens, in 2008.


For pot, 25 percent of teens reported smoking marijuana in the last month, up from 19 percent.  Read more…

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