ONDCP: Ads Drive Drop in Drug Use

WASHINGTON, D.C. There has been a 6 percent drop in drug use among teens since last year, according to a new government survey, and federal officials are attributing the drop to the White House’s anti-drug media campaign.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s annual “Monitoring the Future” survey documented the decline among teens in grades 8, 10, and 12, which is the demographic the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s campaign targets.

“Common sense shows the media campaign has to have a lot to do with these results,” said ONDCP representative Tom Riley.