'HIGHER' EDUCATION?

It's time to pray for our college students more than ever before. Many pressures and temptations they face are almost overwhelming. Get involved and stay involved in the life of you child or grandchild. Seek the protection of God for their life and His guidance for their future.

The percentage of college students saying they took potentially dangerous drugs during the previous year is up:

Any illicit drug
• 1993: 30.6%
• 2005: 36.6%

Marijuana
• 1993: 27.9%
• 2005: 33.3%

Hallucinogens
• 1993: 6.0%
• 2005: 5.0%

Inhalants
• 1993: 3.8%
• 2005: 1.8%

Cocaine
• 1993: 2.7%
• 2005: 5.7%

Heroin
• 1993: 0.1%
• 2005: 0.3%

Source: The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University