f which had said for years that anti-drug efforts had failed to change teenagers' attitudes about drinking. This is particularly true of alcohol use--while the use of illicit drugs such as marijuana and cocaine has steadily declined among high school students over the past decade, alcohol consumption remains widespread. Students in this survey also reported that they had little difficulty getting alcohol, either by buying it themselves or by asking older friends to buy it for them. About two-thirds of the students who drink reported buying their own alcohol, some using fake identification, others buying from stores known to sell to young people, and others by simply going into the store and buying it unchallenged (Jones, 1991, 8).
The Centers for Disease Control report that the use of alcohol and other drugs is associated with the leading causes of death and injury among teenagers and young adults, including motor-vehicle accidents, homicides, and suicides. Nearly half of all deaths from motor-vehicle crashes in thi
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