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.

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