Being a new mother... reports such a this one worries me.  I will do my best to raise my children well... teaching them the dangers of drug use.  But trends such as these I admit, scare me.  You can find this article on the Wall Street Journal's website by clicking here. 

Marijuana use among teenagers increased this year after previous declines while the use of other illicit drugs like cocaine mostly declined.

According to an annual National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded survey of nearly 47,000 students, almost one-third of 12th graders and more than one-quarter of 10th graders reported using marijuana in 2009. Almost 12% of eighth graders reported marijuana use, an increase from about 11% in 2008.  

The use of over-the-counter cold and cough medicines to get high edged up among all age groups with 6% of 10th graders reporting non-medical use of the products last year.

The survey also found continuing high rates of prescription drug abuse with almost 10% of 12th graders reporting non-medical use of the painkiller vicodin last year, the same rate as 2008. Almost 5% of seniors reported using OxyContin for a non-medical in 2009, a slight uptick from 2008.