"_I felt depressed and hurt all the time. I hated myself for the
way I hurt my parents and treated them so cruelly, and for the way
I treated others. I hated myself the most, though, for the way I
treated myself. I would take drugs until I overdosed, and fell
further and further in school and work and relationships with
others. I just didn't care anymore whether I lived or died. I
stopped going to school altogether.... I felt constantly depressed
and began having thoughts of suicide, which scared me a lot! I
didn't know where to turn...._"
--"Stewart," a high school student
_CHILDREN AND DRUGS_
[Illustration: _Chart 1_
Percentage of 13-Year-Olds Who Have Used Marijuana, 1953-1982
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse Household Survey 1982]