Drug Use

Hedges, M. (1991, December 19). As teens stay sober, baby boomers get high. The Washington Times, Retrieved 10/15/08, from https://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.hofstra.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5161552175&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=26&resultsUrlKey=29_T5161552184&cisb=22_T5161552183&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8176&docNo=45

This article is interesting since it discusses the decrease in drug use in teenagers and adolescents, but the increase in those over 35. The article states that since drugs were so permissive during their youth, drug users feel that they are not doing anything that they cannot handle. It points out the common misconception that drug users are young and rebellious teenagers instead of anyone at any age.

Perlstein, R. (2008, February 3). Getting past the '60s? it's not going to happen. The Washington Post, Retrieved 10/15/08, from https://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.hofstra.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5161410196&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=26&resultsUrlKey=29_T5161411210&cisb=22_T5161411209&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8075&docNo=30

This article suggests the 2008 political campaign idea that the United States can and must finally overcome the divisions of the 1960s. Perlstein claims it is hard to determine who can fix the repercussions of what the 60s were about since it has not been fully determined what exactly the 60s meant. I particularly like this statement:

The '60s were a trauma -- two sets of contending Americans, each believing they were fighting for the future of civilization, but whose left- and right-wing visions of redemption were opposite and irreconcilable. They were a trauma the way the war of brother against brother between 1861 and 1865 was a trauma and the way the Great Depression was a trauma. Tens of millions of Americans hated tens of millions of other Americans, sometimes murderously so. The effects of such traumas linger in a society for generations.

(move this article into a more appropriate category later)

Price, J.H. (1998, August 22). Drug use resumes rise among american young; pot 'the drug of choice' at ages 12, 13. The Washington Times, Retrieved 10/19/08, from https://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.hofstra.edu/us/lnacademic/returnTo.do?returnToKey=20_T5161556444

This article supports the fact that marijuana is a highly popular drug amongst younger generations. Since pot is not considered a "hard drug" there is little deterrent to not want to use it. According to the study performed, drug use went up 275 percent in 6 years in the pre-teen and young teenager age bracket. It also states that despite the current generation getting more anti-drug campaigns thrown at them in their lifetime drug use is still on the rise.