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NOTE: Following is information from Indiana University about an upcoming media opportunity. If you need further assistance, contact Ellen Mathia, director of strategic communications, Office of Communications and Marketing, at 812-855-3911, or e-mail emathia@indiana.edu
RESULTS OF 1998 TEEN DRUG SURVEY
INDICATES DECLINE IN MARIJUANA USE
Editors and News Directors: The results of Indiana University's Indiana Prevention Resource Center's 1998 survey of Indiana teens about alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drug use are now available and they indicate a continuation of the decline first noted last year.
William J. Bailey, IPRC director, said the 1998 survey shows slight increases in marijuana use by young people in some grade levels and decreases among those in others. But the changes are not statistically significant, he said. He notes that is a good sign that marijuana use continues to level off this year, thus continuing a turnaround that began in 1997 and after its use had increased at an alarming rate between 1992-1996. "It's also discouraging that we're not seeing progress in the other direction," Bailey observes.
The eighth annual survey of teen drug use was conducted in 137 schools in 41 communities around Indiana. An executive summary of the findings accompanies this alert and full details of the survey are available on the Web at: http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/drug_stats/youth98.html
Bailey is available for interviews and can provide further information. He can be reached at 812-855-1237 or at 800-346-3077 (toll free in Indiana only).