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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 ...

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Gallup Youth Survey (GYS), Tuesday Briefing staff interviewed George Gallup Jr. about GYS findings over the past 25 years and his opinions on what those findings tell us about today's youth. This ...

Thousands of onlookers expecting to watch University of Michigan students perform their annual rite of spring -- the Naked Mile run -- were disappointed this year. Only about 20 runners showed up, and most ran in their underwear. Is the current ...

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 ...

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 ...

PRINCETON NJ A Gallup poll conducted earlier this year indicates that nearly a third of the U.S. public (31%) believes use of marijuana should be made legal, while the majority of American adults 64% believe it should remain illegal. The number ...

By a large majority, Americans continue to oppose the general legalization of marijuana, but by an even larger majority they would support the drug's use for medicinal purposes. These findings, from a Gallup poll conducted March 19-21, follow ...