Substance Abuse
Alcohol is the substance abused most frequently by adolescents, followed by marijuana and tobacco. In the past month, 40 percent of high school seniors reported drinking some alcohol, almost 15 percent of adolescents abused marijuana, and 13 percent of adolescents reported smoking cigarettes. MORE ยป
Resources
Rethinking Drinking: Alcohol and Your Health
Monthly Variation in Substance Use Initiation among Adolescents
Drug Facts
Substance Abuse in the States
Spotlight
Drinking and Driving
Teens who begin drinking alcohol before age 21 are more likely to be drivers in an alcohol-related crash later in life.
DID YOU KNOW?
The 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found Teens with parents who monitor their behavior are less likely to use drugs, cigarettes or alcohol.
