The Street Drugs & Trends & Their Effects

We know many parents, teachers, and other professionals who feel like they do not know enough about the drugs that the youth of today are using. Do you know what different drugs the youth of today are using? Do you know the "street names" for todays drugs? Do you know what symptoms people on drugs exhibit? Do you know the short and long term effects of the different drugs? Do you know what "420" is? Do you know the difference between marijuana in 1960 and marijuana in 1999? TRENDS IN TEEN DRUG USE SINCE 1975 TO 1999:Each year, since 1975 a study called the Monitoring The Future Survey has been used to track teen drug use. The 1999 results are in. Click on the the link below to see a graph of annual teen drug use from 8th - 12th grade and from 1975 to 1999: http://monitoringthefuture.org/data/99data/fig99_1.gif To see the same study for marijuana only click the fallowing link: http://monitoringthefuture.org/data/99data/fig99_2.gif To see the same study for amphetamines only click the fallowing: http://monitoringthefuture.org/data/99data/fig99_3.gif To see the same study for LSD only click the fallowing link: http://monitoringthefuture.org/data/99data/fig99_4.gif For the index of this study to see trends with cigarettes, alcohol, cocaine, inhalants, heroin etc, click the following link:http://monitoringthefuture.org/data/99data.html#1999data-drugs     http://monitoringthefuture.org/ is the main webpage that keeps the trends up to date on the lastest drug use among teens. This is where us clinicians gather information on national trends.   If you have answered "no" to any of these questions, then you might want to educate yourself with the latest information. To do so simply click on the links below.To read an article from the Sacramento Bee & Jon Daily, LCSW, CADC regarding "420" click here "420" To read an article from the Sacramento Bee on Inhalants click here To learn more about the other drugs click on the links below: Marijuana Methamphetamaine/Crank/Cocaine Ritalin & Adderall Alcohol Hallucinogens/Psychedelics: LSD, Ecstacy,Mushroom Special "K"-Ketamine DXM is dextromethorphan Nicotine Opiates Oxycontin Vicodin Inhalants: Nitrous Oxide, paint, etc. Poppers GHB