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Baby Boomers Still Mad for the Reefer, Man

By the Associated Press

Posted Aug 19, 2009 1:08 PM CDT

(AP) – Some Americans haven't let go of one part of the 1960s: getting high on illicit drugs. The percentage of Americans age 50-59 who reported use of illicit drugs within a year nearly doubled from 2002-2007, from 5.1% to 9.4%, the Substance Abuse and...   Read full story »

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