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Federal programs like The Drug Enforcement Admisistration help to keep drugs off the streets and out of the hands of teens and adults. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is the premier drug enforcement organization in the world and the only single-mission federal agency dedicated to drug law enforcement. Using unique ate, disrupt, and dismantle major drug trafficking organizations and those who facilitate them,  remove drugs and violent criminals from our neighborhoods, and fight the diversion of licit drugs. 


Teen drug use is on the decrease! Check out these statistics from the The Drug Enforcement Administration:



- 700,000 fewer teenagers used illicit drugs last year than a decade earlier, a 16 percent decline.
- Marijuana: Current marijuana use by teens has dropped nine percent.
- Methamphetamine: Current methamphetamine use by teens has plummeted 60 percent.
- Ecstasy: Current use of Ecstasy has been slashed by 38 percent among teens.
- Cocaine: Current cocaine use among high school seniors has dropped 38 percent, and crack cocaine use has decreased 30 percent.
- Steroids: Steroid use by teens has dropped by more than a third.
- LSD: LSD use has dropped by an astounding 50 percent.
- Workplace Drug Use: Drug use among workers remains overall at its lowest level in more than 20 years.
- Since 1988, positive drug tests have fallen by 72 percent, from 13.6 percent in 1988 to 3.6 percent in 2010.

Also, numbers released by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals indicate success among the drug court programs. 

Since 1989, over 100,000 offenders have participated in the drug court system and 71% of those have either completed their program or are actively participating in one. But a less forensic viewpoint reveals an appreciated second chance for many participants according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration.

For more information and resources on teen drug prevention visit Just Think Twice.