According to the National Survey Results of Drug Use performed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there has been a significant increase in drug and alcohol use among American Teenagers. The Monitoring the Future Survey studied 8th, 0th, and 2th graders over a period of time, which gives specific statistics to show the increase in drug and alcohol use. In 99, 6% of 8th graders were frequent users of marijuana, and which number increased to 8% in 996. 0th grade had an enormous increase from 5% in 992 to 35% in 997. The 2th graders also experienced an increase from 22% in 992 to 39% in 997. Daily users of marijuana underwent an increase as well. From 992 to 996, daily users of marijuana in the 8th grade increased from 0.2% to .%. There was an increase in daily users in 0th and 2th graders as well. 0th grade experienced an increase
from 0.8% in 992 to 3.7% in 996. 2th graders increased from .9% in 992 to 5.8% in 996 (Johnston, OMalley, and Bachman n.p.).
There was not just an increase in marijuana use, but also an increase in other illicit drugs, such as ecstasy, cocaine, LSD, and heroin, and alcohol consumption. The National Survey Results of Drug Use shows that there was an increase in ecstasy use from 3% in 2005 to 4.3% in 200 among 2th grades, and a rise from 2.3% in 2004 to 4.6% in 200 among 0th graders (Johnston, OMalley, Bachman, and Schulenberg n.p.). There was an increase in teenage drinking from 99 to 998 from 70% to 75% (Johnston, OMalley, and Bachman n.p.). Alcohol is a big deal because it is used more than marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and other pills. With the increasing number of teenage drinking, there is an increase in the dangerous consequences.