Decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts

I wonder if this decline means the public health campaigning and lessons about drinking/smoking/drugs prevention made a difference?

As 1 data point, I have a cousin who is 17, and I am 35.

As a 17 year old, she's been taught the dangers of cigarettes, that drinking is bad, and to avoid drugs for a number of years already.

I'm not saying this is bad... it just feels like previous generations (Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, etc) did not really go into the informational side about the risks of drug use from a personal level, and moreso approached don't do drugs like an episode of COPS, which focused more on the risk as a scare tactic.

I'm one of those people that growing up, was bombarded with negative talk about drink, drugs etc. So I took more. And will continue to do so.

Guess my age?

I give my kids my* advice. One had a 6 month period of getting fucked up, and now doesn't touch anything. Another, 'doesn't inhale', and has never touched alcohol.

They have also learned to shut the fuck up when being lectured by some teacher that is parrotting (sp?) the party line, and they howl at the 'touch drugs snd you'll become an addict' government bullshit.

My conclusion?

1/100: Scientists need to be young now to understand,