Joyce Melvin with PASAGE Saint John presenting the results of the survey to District 8 Education Council to raise awareness on the drug situation among students.
Melvin says marijuana follows alcohol in popularity but she's also seen an increase in the use of crack cocaine. The survey shows 45 per cent of students use marijuana.
She says it would be helpful to her work if District 8 did a similar survey with its students. Acting superintendent Robert Johnson says it's something they would consider but there is the cost to consider at a time of spending cutbacks.
Melvin says it will be another two years before she has the information from the provincial student drug use survey in her hands.
