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# Trash of 2005
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/3482/
- Published: 2005-12-30T22:00:25.000Z
- Updated: 2005-12-30T22:00:25.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: TWE, #wpChunk

Another article highlights interesting stories from 2005\. Except this time, the media presented them seriously and as facts, when in fact, they are trash. [Link](http://www.stats.org/record.jsp?type=news&ID=534&ref=thedailyeudemon.com). Excerpt:

> America's Teens, Dazed And Confused - 2005 saw a spate of alarmist stories trashing teenagers for sex, drug and booze abuse. The New York Times even upgraded the concern to a new “identity disorder,” in which teens are increasingly using illicit drugs, alcohol and sexual activity to remove themselves from reality. Don't believe the hype. According to the University of Michigan's long-term “Monitoring Our Future” study, sexual activity, drug abuse and alcohol abuse among teens are all down in recent years.

This article's number one trash story, the meth craze, raises my eyebrows a bit. I can't vouch for the national figures, but I know it's a problem in my semi-rural area. I have a ton of anecdotal evidence, and the police tell me the local statistics back up the anecdotes.