The results of a survey on teen drug use showed a decline in alcohol, cigarette and prescription-drug use but an uptick in marijuana use in the Scottsdale Unified School District.
The district also reported more violations of its drug policy in the first part of the 2012-13 school year compared with the year before, and school officials surmise that is due to increased use of marijuana.
The Arizona Youth Survey 2012, released in the spring, found that among eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders in the Scottsdale district, about 19 percent reported using marijuana in the previous 30 days, up from about 18 percent reported in the 2010 survey and 14 percent in 2008.
For lifetime usage, about 34 percent had tried it, compared with about 32 percent in 2010 and 28 percent in 2008.
Marijuana was the only substance that showed an upward trend, and Scottsdale’s rates were slightly higher than the statewide rates.
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