What is the result of these increases ?
-- DRUG USE BY 12-17 YEAR OLDS HAS
DOUBLED UNDER CLINTON-GORE.* In 1992,
the rate of past month use among youth age 12-17 reached a low of 5.3
percent, the result of a decline from 16.3 percent in 1979. By 1995
the rate had climbed back up to 10.9 percent. Since then the rate has
fluctuated from 9 to 11 percent. (The National Clearinghouse for
Alcohol and Drug Information, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration)
-- DRUG USE BY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS HAS SHOT UP 34.4%.
the rate of past month use among youth age 12-17 reached a low of 5.3
percent, the result of a decline from 16.3 percent in 1979. By 1995
the rate had climbed back up to 10.9 percent. Since then the rate has
fluctuated from 9 to 11 percent. (The National Clearinghouse for
Alcohol and Drug Information, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration)
-- DRUG USE BY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS HAS SHOT UP 34.4%.
In 1999, 54.7 percent of high school
seniors admitted trying illegal drugs, up from
40.7 percent in 1992. (HHS, National Institute of Drug Abuse,
"Monitoring the Future Study," 2000)
40.7 percent in 1992. (HHS, National Institute of Drug Abuse,
"Monitoring the Future Study," 2000)
* NOTE: Republicans claim the Clinton administration
has cut the staff of ONDCP by 85% and give this as a reason for the increases in
drug use. The office staff of ONDCP is an insignificant line in the total US
Anti-Drug budget and is purely a political sound bite to discredit the current
administration. Actually Clinton has significantly increased anti-drug spending
during his terms.