23% Of CdA 12th-Graders Smoke Pot
Item: Student pot use rises in CdA, falls in Spokane/Jody Lawrence-Turner, SR
More Info: Coeur d’Alene teens smoked more marijuana last year than they did in 2006, a contrast to a trend revealed in statistics released Monday in a federal survey about the drug and alcohol use among U.S. high school students. In Spokane County, however, students’ marijuana use decreased, according to the Spokane County Regional Health District. Of the Coeur d’Alene 12th-graders surveyed in 2008, nearly 23 percent had smoked pot within the past month – up 6 percentage points from the previous survey in 2006. Ninth-graders’ use also increased.
- Report: Teen drug use offers mixed outlook/Los Angeles Times
Question: Are you concerned re: the increase in pot smoking by Coeur d'Alene teens?
