September 2024
In last month’s Link Lunch and Learn webinar, Dr. Richard Meich, Principal Investigator of “Monitoring The Future” shared his findings. If you don’t know, “Monitoring The Future” is the annual report on how today’s youth are interacting with drug use. “Monitoring the Future” is one of only two studies that the FDA considers of sufficient quality to inform its policy decisions on youth drug use.
Dr. Meich was generous enough to share his slide presentation with Live Tampa Bay’s coalition members.
What remains impressive, and was talked about – as the number of overdose fatalities is on a sharp rise – is that actual drug use amongst teens has significantly decreased. What this means is that the drugs that are out there are significantly worse and more deadly than ever before.
Check out his report below, and you can learn more at: www.monitoringthefuture.org