Teen Pot Use Rising

Teen marijuana, alcohol use rising, study indicates.
The AP (3/2, Kerr) reports that, according to a study conducted by The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, "teens in grades 9 through 12 who reported drinking alcohol in the last month rose 11 percent last year, with 39 percent -- about 6.5 million teens -- reporting alcohol use." That is "up from 35 percent, or about 5.8 million teens, in 2008." In addition, the study found that "25 percent of teens reported smoking marijuana in the last month, up from 19 percent." Until 2009, "those measures for pot and alcohol use had been on a steady decline since 1998, when use hovered around 50 percent of teens for alcohol and 27 percent for pot."