• Drug abuse Drug abuse By The Times-Picayune, New Orleans – December 27, 2004 More teenagers are turning their backs on cigarettes and illicit drugs, according to a federal study that looked at 8th-, 10th- and 12th-graders, and the decline
• Drug abuse
Drug abuse
By The Times-Picayune, New Orleans – December 27, 2004
More teenagers are turning their backs on cigarettes and illicit drugs, according to a federal study that looked at 8th-, 10th- and 12th-graders, and the decline in use is certainly encouraging.…
But despite these positive trends, there’s troubling data in the study that was done by the University of Michigan for the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The use of inhalants, such as glues and aerosols, increased in all three groups after years of decline. The survey showed a slight increase in underage drinking among older teens, and the drug Oxycontin was one of the only illegal substances that showed an increase in use.…
While the high cost of cigarettes and stricter marketing controls get some of the credit, anti-smoking ads have had an impact, too. Nearly three-fourths of the 12th-graders surveyed this year said that they would prefer not to date a smoker — up from only a third in 1977.…
