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A recent Gallup study supports the idea that teens who drink or use marijuana are more likely than other teens to exhibit signs of alienation -- they more frequently express negative thoughts about themselves and contemplate their own deaths.

In 1999, a third of Americans told Gallup that they had tried marijuana at some point. Whom do the data reveal to be more likely to have imbibed? Republican or Democrat? City slicker or rural resident?

By the mid-1980s, the introduction of crack cocaine turned youth drug use into a truly terrifying issue. Crack was cheap, plentiful and hideously addictive. By the last decade of the millennium, it appeared that fewer people were using drugs. ...

The war on drugs has been raging for decades. There is no sign of victory, or even detente. Since 1969, the first year Gallup asked about illegal drug use, Americans have grown increasingly more concerned about the effects of drugs on young ...

Are kids who talk with strangers on the Internet more likely to engage in other risky behaviors? A Gallup Youth Survey sheds some light on this question.

By an 8-0 vote on Monday, the Supreme Court struck down state laws legalizing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Despite supporters' claims that marijuana can help reduce pain associated with diseases such as cancer, glaucoma, and ...

How big of a problem is alcohol and drug use among American teenagers? And what about the abuse of over-the-counter cold medications -- referred to as “skittling” among teens?

Gallup.com provides a retrospective of 2011, summarizing some of the top findings of the year.

The world of "today" for U.S. teens includes an ongoing war against terrorism, a war in Iraq, and a shaky economy, but many teens see a much brighter world of "tomorrow."

The occasional exploits of high-profile youngsters' drug or alcohol use usually bring the issue of teen substance abuse back into the spotlight. However, broader trends indicate that teen drinking, smoking and drug use is on the decline -- and ...