Availability of Drugs to Teenagers

Even among teens that do not use drugs, it is acknowledged that they are fairly easy to come by. 29% of teens in grades 9 through 12 report that illegal drugs were made available to them on school property. Not only that, 38.4% of teens in public schools report that drugs are readily available (as opposed to 22.4% at private schools). Teens in upper grades report greater access to drugs than do teenagers in lower grades. And 62.9% report that street gangs are present to sell the drugs.
Here are the rates, reported by teens, as to which drugs they knew how to obtain easily: 

1. Marijuana: 85.8% 
2. Amphetamines: 55.4% 
3. Cocaine: 47.8% 
4. Barbiturates: 46.3% 
5. Crack: 39.2% 
6. LSD: 33.1% 
7. Tranquilizers: 30.1% 
8. Heroin: 29.6% 
9. Crystal meth: 26.7% 
10. PCP: 24.2%