Discuss the prevalence and incidence of drug use among adolescents in the United States
What will be an ideal response?
The answer should contain the following points:
- alcohol—drug of choice among adolescents
- high drug use during 1960s and 1970s
- drug use leveled off around 1979; however, the rate of illicit drug use among youths was high
- illicit drug use by youths declined until 2008 and usage of some drugs rose thereafter
- illicit drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, and prescription-type psychotherapeutic drugs used for nonmedical purposes
- illicit drug use among persons ages 12 or older varied by race/ethnicity in 2010
- results of the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
- results of the 2011 Monitoring the Future study
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