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I deleted the following paragraph:

"The survey is given anonymously, so while there can be no repercussions for admitting drug use, there is also a questionable level of trust involved. Some students find a sort of rebellion in skewing the results intentionally. Though the same elements of statistical data misrepresentation exist in all surveys, the immaturity levels combined with an exciting "taboo"(many public schools won't allow discussion of obscene topics, such as illicit drug use, and so the ideas of drug taking is given an unwarranted forbidden appeal) should lead one to an even less literal acceptance of the findings compared to studies done on informed adults."

In contrast to this statement, there exists considerable empirical evidence for the accuracy of self-report data. For further information, see these sources:

Harrison, L. D. (2001). "Understanding the differences in youth drug prevalence rates produced by the MTF, NHSDA, and YRBS studies." Journal of Drug Issues 31(3): 665-694.

O’Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., & Johnston, L. D. (1983). Reliability and consistency of self reports of drug use. International Journal of the Addictions, 18, 805–824. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Foodie35 (talk • contribs)

Merge

I merged Monitoring the Future survey, which is clearly about the same subject as this article, into this one since 1) this article was better established and 2) there doesn't seem to be anything else named Monitoring the Future that would require clarification via designation as a survey. Pls ping me if you respond :) originalmess^{how u doin that busta rhyme?} 12:06, 7 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]