POSTED: 8: 01 pm MST on December 14, 2010UPDATED: adolescents 14 December 2010 8: pm MST WASHINGTON- Bush's use of marijuana and less alcohol, according to a study of the Government of the eighth - annual, 10th and 12th graders across the country. Some 6.1% of persons aged school reported using marijuana this year, from 5.2% in 2009, in accordance with the monitoring the future survey released by the National Institutes of Health. Use of marijuana by 10th-graders rose by 2.8% to 3.3% and for the students of eighth - edged place 1.0 to 1.2%. "These high rates of adolescent marijuana use and years groups when the brain continues to grow, place particularly our young people at risk", said Dr. Nora d. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. On the other hand, binge drinking are on the decline. Although 23.2% of high school seniors reported five drinks in a row, which is low by 25.2% or more a year earlier. Excessive consumption for this age group rate peaked at 31.5% in 1998. Other topics, the survey revealed:-use of ecstasy, which had declined at the beginning of the 2000s, is on the increase again. -There is a small increase in adolescents to inject heroin, but only among 12th-graders. -L' cocaine use has remained low after the lower levels in the 1980s and 1990s. The survey conducted by the University of Michigan covered 46,482 students in schools 396. Copyright 2010 by the Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.The following feedback from our users. The opinions expressed are not created or endorsed by TheDenverChannel.com. By posting a comment, you agree to accept our conditions of use. Comments are moderated by the community. To report an offensive or otherwise inappropriate comment, click the "Flag" link that appears under this comment. The comments reported by a number of users will be automatically deleted.
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