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Progress against drugs. (Science An Environment).
Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse VII: Teens, Parents, and Siblings, Columbia University, August 2002 (www.casacolumbia.org)
A Columbia University research center has found that drug use is declining in schools, and that parents and siblings can make a big difference when it comes to keeping kids away from controlled substances. The research center, CASA, surveyed 1,000 teens and 541 parents about their attitudes and experience relating to substance abuse.
Much of the news is good. Indeed, 62 percent of students surveyed said that drugs were not present in their schools. That is double the percentage saying so just four years ago. Drinking is also down: 57 percent of the teenagers surveyed said they never drink, while only 7 percent get drunk twice a month or more often. A few gloomy statistics do surface: CASA found that teens find marijuana easier to obtain than alcohol.
The survey found that siblings play an important role in drug use patterns. Teens who say their older brothers or sisters would be "very angry" to discover ...
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