Drug use among teens is not nearly as prevalent these days as during the hard-partying 1990s.
For nearly four decades, the University of Michigan has monitored the prevalence of smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use among eighth, tenth, and twelfth graders in the United States in its report "Monitoring the Future." The most recent findings suggest that drug use among teens—particularly the consumption of tobacco and alcohol—is not nearly as prevalent as during the hard-partying (and DARE-saturated) 1990s.
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