Up in Smoke

The 2011 edition of Monitoring the Future shows that the long-term decline in cigarette and alcohol use has continued; rates are now at historic lows among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders. Marijuana use, however, has risen for the fourth straight year, and daily use among 12th graders has hit a 30-year high, to the point where 1 in 15 high school seniors no…