The 2006 Monitoring the Future survey has revealed that marijuana use among eighth, tenth, and 12th graders is 25% lower than it was in 2001. Cigarette and alcohol use have also decreased. Unfortunately, not all the news was good.

"However, of significant concern is the finding that past-year use of Vicodin remained high among all three grades, with nearly one in ten high school seniors using it in the past year."

The first survey on non-medical uses of cold and cough medicine also showed that over 4% of eighth graders reported using it to get high. Read more online.

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