TEENS USING LESS POT, MORE HALLUCINOGENS

Vancouver (CP) -- A survey of B.C. teens suggests fewer are using
marijuana but more are abusing prescription and hallucinogenic drugs
such as ecstasy.

The study by the McCreary Centre Society suggests pot smoking among
teens has fallen for the 10th year in a row - down to 30 per cent
from 37 per cent in 2003.

But according to the survey of 29,000 students, there's been a
6-per-cent jump in adolescents trying prescription drugs without a
doctor's supervision and a 9-per-cent increase in use of
hallucinogens since 2003.

Executive director Annie Smith says the survey doesn't explain why
more teens are abusing prescription drugs and hallucinogens.