Teen drug abuse in Florida drops-Again!

SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Teen drug abuse in Florida drops

TALLAHASSEE - (AP) -- Teenage illegal drug use in Florida declined again this year, Gov. Jeb Bush said Tuesday as he announced the results of an annual survey of middle-and high-school students.

The Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey assessed lifetime drug usage and current usage among sixth- through 12th-graders across the state.
''We have worked to strengthen substance abuse prevention, and we have seen significant progress,'' Bush said.

''Progress is being made,'' he added, ``but the work is not done.''

There has been a decrease in the use of heroin, Ecstasy and LSD, as well as in the use of cigarettes and alcohol, the survey found.

Alcohol is the most common substance of abuse among youth.

It was the fifth straight year that most types of drug use by Florida teens have dropped. The survey showed nearly a third of the respondents used alcohol, 11.4 percent said they'd used marijuana and 10.6 percent said they smoked cigarettes.
All other drug usage was negligible.

On the surface...Great! How about a reality check...

Think. Think back to your Junior High School Days. And now imagine a survey as its passed around the class. A written survey. You're 13, 14, maybe 15. You're stoned or drunk or tripping. And now, because your teacher asked you to, you're going to TELL THE TRUTH???

As a teenager I didn't need a reason to lie...but this sure as hell would have given me one. Hell, I was paranoid when I wasn't stoned.

So I'm to belive that drug use among teenagers in Florida has decreased...BECAUSE THEY SAID SO???

Sorry. Not today...

PB