The survey found that 27 percent of ninth graders have been driven in a car by someone who has been drinking, or driven under the influence themselves. This represents an increase of 5 percent since 2005.
The number of high school freshmen who reported being very drunk or getting sick from drinking alcohol increased by 7 percent to 36 since 2005. In addition, 16 percent of seventh graders reported binge drinking, an increase of 6 percent since 2005.
Teens also reported that marijuana use is fairly common. Approximately half of high school juniors reported using marijuana at some time in their lives.
(Source: www.santacruzsentinel.com)
Labels: teen drinking, marijuana, teen drug use
Posted By: Aspen Education Group