Friday, December 17, 2010

Daily Marijuana Use Rises Among Youth: New U.S. Survey

The rate of eighth-graders saying they have used an illicit drug in the past year jumped to 16 percent, up from last year’s 14.5 percent, with daily marijuana use up in all grades surveyed, says the 2010 Monitoring the Future Survey issued today by the National Institute or Drug Abuse. For 12th-graders, declines in cigarette use have put marijuana ahead of cigarette smoking by some measures. In 2010, 21.4 percent of high school seniors used marijuana in the past 30 days, while 19.2 percent smoked cigarettes. The Crime Report »

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