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2020 Teen Drug Trends To Watch

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Partners in protecting students’ futures.

For generations, substance abuse reflects the darker side of the teen experience. And like you, we believe that keeping young people drug-free is critical to protecting their futures. The first step is being educated on what the threats are. And the second is to know how teens are responding to those threats.

Attached are two pieces that we hope you will find useful. The first is a letter from Psychemedics CEO Ray Kubacki highlighting three developments we are tracking as threats in 2020. The second is a link to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) report “Monitoring The Future.”

“Monitoring the Future” is a must-read report that is published by National Institutes of Health and highlights what every parent and educator should know about teen substance abuse. And Ray Kubacki shares what Psychemedics is tracking as the world leader for hair testing for drugs of abuse. Both share insights that should help understand the challenges teens—and we—face.