Club Drug Usage Among Teens

It is surprising to hear that the main users of these club drugs are school going kids, who are studying in the 8th grade. These children are in a myth that drug abusing is very common thing. The reports from NIDA during the year 2010, Monitoring The Future Survey raises concerns about increase in drug uses among the nations teens, particularly the youngest. This kind of report is like a caution to the parents of the children who are getting addicted to illicit drugs.

Let us have a look on the statistics of drug addicts from 2009-2010.

• There has been a decline in the use of Ecstasy from several years. But from 2009 – 2010, life time use of Ecstasy among the 8th graders increased from 2.2% to 3.3.%.
• The life time use of Illicit drugs among the 8th graders increased from 19.9%-21.4%, among 10th graders it increased from 36% to 37%, and in 12th graders it is from 46.7% to 48.2%.
• The life time use of Ecstasy among the 8th graders increased from 2.2% to 3.3%, among 10th graders it is from 5.5% to 6.4%, and in 12th graders it increased from 6.5% to 7.3%.
• The use of Methamphetamine among 8th graders increased from 1.6-1.8%, among 10th graders there is a decrease from 2.8-2.5%, and among 12th graders also there is a decrease from 2.4 – 2.3%.
• During the year 2006, among the cases joined as emergency in the hospital, 31% were involved in illicit drugs only. That number might be increased in the next years.

These reports are clear evidences of the influence of drugs on the upcoming generations. Every child thinks that these kind of drug abuse is very common among all the children and take it very commonly. But they are not aware of the consequences they are going to face in their future. Awareness should be given among the children about the adverse effects of drugs and parents have to be more responsible towards their children.