Join Together

In the following viewpoint, Join Together, a national resource center for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence, asserts that the problem of teenage drug abuse is growing. Recent evidence demonstrates that illegal drug use, especially the use of marijuana, is increasingly common among teenagers.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. As cited by Join Together, what did the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse report about marijuana use among young people?
2. What were the survey’s findings about drug use among teens who smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol"

While illicit drug use among the overall U.S. population remained level from 1996 to 1997, the 1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, found that illegal drug use among young people ages 12 to 17 increased, according...