Emerging Drug Trends

Youth drug use has been on a steady decline during the past decade, according to the latest Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) report. 

A recent survey on teen drug use revealed that while painkiller use is down, “vaping” (the use of e-cigarettes) is popular among teens.

Students who never used marijuana in high school are more likely to start if they go to college.

(Associated Press, May 4) The opioid – which looks like a concrete mix -- is responsible for a rash of overdoses in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio.