Survey Indicates Wyoming Youth Don’t Use Drugs As Much As Peers Believe

Most Wyoming high school and middle school students don’t use illegal drugs, binge drink, or smoke tobacco, but mistakenly believe that many more of their classmates do, a new statewide survey reveals. “It’s both interesting and significant that the survey showed wide divides between perception and reality when it comes to substance use and abuse among Wyoming youth,” said Rodger McDaniel, Wyoming Department of Health deputy director for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on November 21st, 2008