Most national reports on teenage drug use are based on data gathered from either self-reports or confidential reports conducted on high school students. Even though the latest studies on at-risk youth from urban areas have indicated a rise in substance abuse, teenagers still may not be admitting to the whole truth. A new study by researchers at the Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found that teens grossly underreport their actual drug use in confidential self-reports, even when they are aware that they will undergo a subsequent drug test.
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