The annual survey was conducted on drug use among students in grades 8, 10 and 12 by researchers at the University of Michigan's National Institute on Drug Abuse for the U.S. government.
It revealed that among students in Grade 12, 20.6 per cent said that they used marijuana within the, compared to 19.4 per cent in 2008 and 18.3 per cent in 2006. Among Grade 10 students, the use of marijuana rose to 15.9 percent from 13.8 per cent in 2008. Fewer Grade 8 students said they experienced a "great risk" from frequently smoking marijuana, 44.8 per cent this year, down from 50.5 per cent in 2004.
There is largest decrease in marijuana use in England, Portugal, Switzerland, Slovenia and Canada. Increase in marijuana use is observed in Estonia, Lithuania, Malta, and among Russian girls, according to the Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drugs Problems in Lausanne. The reasons for decline in marijuana use is due to decline in evenings out with friends and preventions efforts in teens preferences.
It revealed that among students in Grade 12, 20.6 per cent said that they used marijuana within the, compared to 19.4 per cent in 2008 and 18.3 per cent in 2006. Among Grade 10 students, the use of marijuana rose to 15.9 percent from 13.8 per cent in 2008. Fewer Grade 8 students said they experienced a "great risk" from frequently smoking marijuana, 44.8 per cent this year, down from 50.5 per cent in 2004.
There is largest decrease in marijuana use in England, Portugal, Switzerland, Slovenia and Canada. Increase in marijuana use is observed in Estonia, Lithuania, Malta, and among Russian girls, according to the Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drugs Problems in Lausanne. The reasons for decline in marijuana use is due to decline in evenings out with friends and preventions efforts in teens preferences.
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