News (Media Awareness Project) - US NJ: Pre-Teenage Drug Use |
| Title: | US NJ: Pre-Teenage Drug Use |
| Published On: | 2000-10-20 |
| Source: | New York Times (NY) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-03 04:46:34 |
TRENTON: PRE-TEENAGE DRUG USE
Fewer middle school students around the state are smoking marijuana and
drinking alcohol, a survey found. The survey also found that students who
talk regularly to their parents are less likely to drink or use drugs. The
survey, conducted among seventh and eighth graders without teachers
present, found that 9 percent of students reported having smoked marijuana
within the past year, down from 11 percent in 1998, and 13 percent from
1995, the first year the Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey did the
survey. Alcohol use was down to 41 percent from 49 in 1995.
Fewer middle school students around the state are smoking marijuana and
drinking alcohol, a survey found. The survey also found that students who
talk regularly to their parents are less likely to drink or use drugs. The
survey, conducted among seventh and eighth graders without teachers
present, found that 9 percent of students reported having smoked marijuana
within the past year, down from 11 percent in 1998, and 13 percent from
1995, the first year the Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey did the
survey. Alcohol use was down to 41 percent from 49 in 1995.
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