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Teen Attitudes Towards Drugs

Nov. 22, 1999

Teenage attitudes toward drug use are changing.

A new study by the Partnership For A Drug-Free America shows that drug use among teens is on the decline.

40-percent of teens strongly think that it's not cool to use drugs. And this year, trial use of methamphetamine dropped 10-percent. Inhalants were down 19-percent. And marijuana use declined 41-percent.

But experts warn even with the encouraging statistics, parents need to understand that drug use is still a prevalent problem.

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