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 Youth Drug Use at a Five Year Low, New Survey Shows
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http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/09-06-2007/0004657832&EDATE=
25 Percent Drop in Marijuana Use by Teen Boys
More Youths Starting Drug Use with Painkillers Than Marijuana; Prescription
Drug Abuse Remains a Concern
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Overall illicit drug use
among teens ages 12-17 is at a five year low, according to the largest and
most comprehensive study of drug use in the United States, released today.
But when it comes to youth, nonmedical use of painkillers continues to be
an area of concern, with more recent initiates (2.2 million) than any
illicit drug, reveals the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
Since 2002, current illicit drug use among 12- to 17-year-olds is down
from 11.6 percent (2002) to 9.8 percent (2006), marking a cumulative
decrease of 16 percent. In that same time period, current marijuana use
also decreased 18 percent (from 8.2 percent in 2002 to 6.7 percent in
2006). The decline in marijuana use was particularly pronounced in male
youths, from 9.1 percent in 2002 to 6.8 percent in 2006, or a decrease of
25 percent.
Abuse of prescription drugs among youth, however, continues to be an
area of concern. Nonmedical use of painkillers was the illicit drug use
category with the largest number of recent initiates among persons aged 12
or older (2.2 million). According to the study, seven million persons aged
12 or older used prescription-type psychotherapeutic drugs nonmedically in
the past month. Of these, 5.2 million used painkillers, a 10 percent
increase from 2005 (4.7 million). And, among persons aged 12 or older who
used painkillers nonmedically in the past 12 months, 55.7 percent reported
that they obtained the drugs from "a friend or relative for free."
"Teens are getting the message about the harms of marijuana and are
changing their behavior -- for the better," said John P. Walters, Director
of National Drug Control Policy. "However, youth abuse of prescription
drugs remains a troubling concern. With prescription drug abuse, we're
confronting a different kind of drug threat-one that lurks not in dark
alleys, but in medicine cabinets within our homes. Parents have been vital
to reducing teen use of street drugs, and now they must engage to prevent
the abuse of prescription drugs."
The Office of National Drug Control Policy conducts the Nation's most
visible effort to prevent teen drug use through the National Youth
Anti-Drug Media Campaign. Collaborating with the Partnership for a
Drug-Free America, the Campaign targets youth, particularly those aged
14-16. It also reaches parents, encouraging them to talk to their teens
about drugs and monitor their behaviors, actions shown to reduce drug use.
The NSDUH 2006 study reaffirms the important role of parents in keeping
their teens drug-free.
In 2006, current use of illicit drugs, cigarettes, and alcohol
(including binge drinking) was lower among youths aged 12 to 17 who
reported that their parents always or sometimes engaged in monitoring
behaviors than among youths whose parents seldom or never engaged in such
behaviors. And most youths (90.4%) reported that their parents would
strongly disapprove of their trying marijuana once or twice. Current
marijuana use was also much less prevalent among youths who perceived
strong parental disapproval for trying marijuana once or twice than for
those who did not.
Experts encourage parents to recognize that their teens still want
their guidance, even if it may seem they are fighting for more
independence, and to take action. "While teens' lives are crowded with many
different, and often conflicting, messages, this is just further proof that
parents matter the most to their teens when it comes to making important
decisions," said Dr. Phillippe Cunningham, professor, Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina,
Family Services Research Center. "The youth trends in prescription drug
abuse are troubling, which is another reason why it's so critical for
parents to talk to their teens and stay involved in their lives during
these critical years."
Released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), the findings of the NSDUH 2006 survey are
consistent with another large-scale longitudinal study, Monitoring the
Future from the University of Michigan, which also shows an overall decline
in teen drug use since 2002.
Since its inception in 1998, the ONDCP's National Youth Anti-Drug Media
Campaign has conducted outreach to millions of parents, teens and
communities to prevent and reduce teen drug use. Counting on an
unprecedented blend of public and private partnerships, non-profit
community service organizations, volunteerism, and youth-to-youth
communications, the Campaign is designed to reach Americans of diverse
backgrounds with effective anti-drug messages.
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Re: Youth Drug Use at a Five Year Low, New Survey Shows [Re: b0red5tiff]
#7374189 - 09/06/07 11:20 AM |
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Typically the John Walters of the world and the organizations they run want you to lie to your kids about the dangers of pot which in turn makes them think you are lying about how bad meth is. and meth is VERY bad.
What this shows me is a drop in drug use of any kind not because of overly protective parenting, but because of actual parenting to begin with. Spend some time with your kids and be interested in their social life. Do that and they won't BOTHER with 'drugs'.
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