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Downward trend in teen cigarette and alcohol use continues

There are signs that the ongoing decline in teen marijuana use in recent years has stalled; however the downward trend in cigarette and alcohol use continues, according to the 2008 Monitoring the Future (MTF) Survey. Results were announced recently at a news conference.
The MTF survey indicates that marijuana use among eighth, tenth, and twelfth graders, which has shown a consistent decline since the mid-1990s, appears to have levelled off with 10.9% of eighth graders, 23.9% of tenth graders, and 32.4% of twelfth graders reporting past year use. Heightening the concern over this stabilisation in use is the finding that, compared to last year, the proportion of eighth graders who perceived smoking marijuana as harmful and the proportion disapproving of its use have decreased.

The Monitoring the Future survey - now in its 33rd year - is a series of classroom surveys of eighth , tenth, and twelfth graders conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan under a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

"The 2008 survey results reinforce the fact that we cannot become complacent in our efforts to persuade teens not to smoke, drink or abuse illicit substances," said HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt. "As long as young people are being exposed to images that make taking drugs seem glamorous, we need to counter them with truthful messages about the risks and consequences of drug abuse."

"The Monitoring the Future Survey is a powerful tool that allows us to monitor emerging and long-term trends in drug use," said NIDA Director Nora D. Volkow, M.D. "And while the long term general decline is encouraging, especially for cigarettes and alcohol, some of the other findings this year amplify our concerns for potential problems in the future - especially the non-medical use of prescription drugs."

Article originally published on 28/12/2020 by DryOutNow.com, the alcohol specific website for PCUG Addiction Treatment

 

 

 

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