Annual National Household Survey Results Released
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Youth Drug Use Continues Downward Trend;
First-Time State-by-State Data Available
8/31/00 10 A.M.
HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala today released findings of the 1999 National Household Survey showing that the decline in illicit drug use among young people age 12-17 that began in 1997 continued through 1999. Illicit drug use among the overall population 12 and older remained flat.
Full Press Release
Full Report: 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
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"These findings prove that we are successfully reversing dangerous trends and making important progress. However, none of us can afford to
let down our guard in the fight against drug, tobacco and alcohol abuse --
especially when it comes to our children."
-- President Statement on the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
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