News (Media Awareness Project) - US: Preteen 'Pot' Use Doubles |
| Title: | US: Preteen 'Pot' Use Doubles |
| Published On: | 1997-03-05 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-08 21:26:21 |
PRETEEN 'POT' USE DOUBLES, STUDY SAYS
Marijuana use among U.S. preteens doubled in 1996,
researchers reported at the kickoff of a new media blitz
aimed at getting parents involved in the war against
drugs. "Drugs can no longer be regarded as a teenage
problem only," Ginna Marston of the Partnership for a
Drug Free America told a news conference. Citing the
partnership's ninth annual study of U.S. drug use, Marston
said marijuana use among preteenagers had increased from
about 230,000 children in 1995 to 460,000 children in 1996.
Marijuana use among U.S. preteens doubled in 1996,
researchers reported at the kickoff of a new media blitz
aimed at getting parents involved in the war against
drugs. "Drugs can no longer be regarded as a teenage
problem only," Ginna Marston of the Partnership for a
Drug Free America told a news conference. Citing the
partnership's ninth annual study of U.S. drug use, Marston
said marijuana use among preteenagers had increased from
about 230,000 children in 1995 to 460,000 children in 1996.
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