A NEW REPORT IS SHOWING SOME POSITIVE SIGNS REGARDING THE BEHAVIOR OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NEW MEXICO. A SURVEY FROM THE C-D-C SAYS NEW MEXICO HIGH SCHOOLERS WERE LESS LIKELY TO BINGE DRINK THAN THEIR PEERS IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. IT ALSO INDICATES THAT SMOKING IS WAY DOWN AS WELL, FALLING FROM 30 PERCENT IN 2002 TO 14 PERCENT LAST YEAR. ONE AREA OF CONCERN IS DRUG USE.
HOWEVER, NEW MEXICAN TEENS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE USED COCAINE OR METH WHEN COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE NATION.
