Use of alcohol, marijuana, and Ecstasy is increasing among teenagers, according to a study by MetLife Foundation and the Partnership for a Drug Free America. However, the good news was there was no significant increase in teen abuse of over-the-counter cough medicines and prescription drugs.
- Researchers interviewed 32 to hundred teenagers in grades nine through 12, and 800 parents in 2009.
- 39 percent of the students reported drinking in the past month, an increase of 11 percent the year before.
- There was a 67 percent increase in teens using Ecstasy, and a 19 percent increase in teens using marijuana.
The results were disappointing, because
teen drug and alcohol use had been dropping off consistently in the past 10 years.
Labels: drug use, alcohol, marijuana, ecstasy
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