National Drug Control Strategy, 2009 Annual Report
The first National Drug Control Strategy was issued by the Bush Administration in 2002. Its goal was to reduce youth drug use by 10% in 2 years and by 25% within 5 years. The current report surveyed 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students and found that illicit drug use by teenagers had declined by 25% in the last seven years. Marijuana use has fallen by 25% and other drugs such as MDMA/Ecstasy, LSD, and methamphetamine have dropped significantly.