A study shows that alcohol and cigarettes are being consumed less and less by teenagers and youths and marihuana abuse has also seen a major decrease in consuming. Unfortunately, the study also has bad news, showing that more and more students are abusing prescription drugs for non-medical use. The drugs most commonly used are Vicodin and OxyContin, which are strong opioid pain killers.

 The survey has been conducted for 33 years and has as a purpose keeping a look on the vices people are having, and even though the descent of the use of alcohol and cigarettes is good news, the fact that more high school seniors are abusing prescription meds is worrying, to say the least.

Prescription drugs are very dangerous when used for getting high and are not being used for what they are intended to do, and maybe informing people about the dangers would be a good idea.

The study shows that after decades of declining, marijuana use has stopped decreasing and cigarette smoking is at its lowest point since the study began. This shows that the different campaigns informing youths about healthy lifestyles and the dangers of smoking had positive effects and that preventing through informing really works.
 
The survey also noted the impressions high school students have on the dangers of consuming gateway drugs, like marijuana, and the report shows that most of the youths are aware of the dangers smoking the weed poses. The survey also suggests the problems that could be found in the future and it all points out to an increase of abuse of prescription meds.