Survey Finds American Schools Infested With Drugs
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University has published a press release that states that 11 million high school students (80 percent) and 5 million middle school students (44 percent) attend drug-infested schools, meaning that they have personally witnessed illegal drug use, illegal drug dealing, illegal drug possession, students drunk and/or students high on the grounds of their school.
The survey of 1,063 12- to 17-year olds (554 boys, 509 girls) and 550 parents found that:
Compared to teens at drug-free schools, those at drug-infested schools are:
– 16 times likelier to use an illegal drug other than marijuana or prescription drugs;
– 15 times likelier to abuse prescription drugs;
– six times likelier to get drunk at least monthly;
– five times likelier to use marijuana;
– four times likelier to smoke cigarettes;
– four times likelier to be able to buy marijuana within a day;
– nearly six times likelier to be able to buy marijuana within an hour.
There appears to be no middle ground on drug use at schools. The survey clearly indicates that when drug abuse becomes a problem at a school, it becomes a widespread problem.
The DaytaTree Team