After a ten-year decline in the use of marijuana and alcohol,  a new study indicates the numbers are going up. The Partnership for a Drug-Free America released a study in February, 2010 after conducting a national survey in 2009 of approximately 3200 teenagers.

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The number of teens in grades 9 through 12 who reported drinking alcohol in the previous month rose 11% in 2009 – to 6.5 million teens. Marijuana use was reported by 25% of the teens surveyed. The study also found use of the party drug Ecstasy on the rise – 6% of the teens reported using it in the previous month.

A higher percentage of teens report that being high feels good and that more teens reported having friends who usually get high at parties. Teen abuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter cough medicine remained stable from 2008 to 2009. Teen steroid  and heroin use remained low.

Take a look at  http://www.drugfree.org/  for more information from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America.

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