DRUG TRENDS

STATISTICS & TRENDS

What is Behind the Changing Trends in Drug Abuse?

A look back through history shows that patterns of drug abuse in the U.S. never stay the same for long. In the 1950s, tranquilizers like Miltowns and plenty of alcohol were being abused. In the 1960s, it was marijuana, speed, and hallucinogens like LSD.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Should the Legal Drinking Age be Raised to 25?

In the last few years, new studies have shed light on the age that young people reach physical maturity and it’s not 18. It’s also not 21. It’s 25.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Some Parents Enable Drug Abuse Instead of Oppose it

That is a very sad statement. But more and more, I find evidence that it is true. One might just hope that our high numbers of drug-abusing teens are just due to parents not knowing exactly how to approach the subject with their kids.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

How Much of a Problem Are Drugs in Schools Today

Unfortunately, schools are no longer the academic sanctuary that parents have depended upon for hundreds of years. Instead, they are becoming a place of business–and the product is deadly.