Pubdate: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 Source: San Luis Obispo County Tribune (CA) Copyright: 1999 The Tribune Contact: P.O. Box 112, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-0112 Fax: 805.781.7905 Website: http://www.thetribunenews.com/ STUDY: KIDS LISTENING TO PARENTS ON DRUGS Teen-agers' drug use is leveling off amid growing evidence that America's youth, which once viewed drugs as almost a rite of passage, now views them as uncool, according to the annual survey by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. The 12th survey of U.S. teen-agers, released Monday, found that 40 percent of those questioned felt "really cool" teens did not use drugs - an increase of 5 percent from last year. Among 13- to 15-year-olds, only 8 percent believed marijuana smokers were popular, down from 13 percent last year and 17 percent in 1997, the survey found. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D