NEW MEXICO TEENS ARE BINGE DRINKING AND SMOKING LESS THESE DAYS. A NEW SURVEY CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY THE STATE HEALTH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS SAYS THOSE RISKY BEHAVIORS HAVE FALLEN BY A HALF IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. THE SURVEY ALSO SAYS FEWER TEENS ARE GETTING INTO FIGHTS.
BUT THE 2013 NEW MEXICO RISK AND RESILIENCY SURVEY FOUND THAT DRUG USE AMONG TEENAGERS REMAINED STEADY, ALTHOUGH IT SAYS THE USE OF PAINKILLERS TO GET HIGH DROPPED TO EIGHT PERCENT LAST YEAR FROM 14 PERCENT IN 2009.
