Apparently, parents might also want to take to heart the very same advice that they have been giving to their kids for the past several decades, that piece of advice being "Say no to drugs."

A recent government study showed that there are now actually more users of illegal drugs who belong to the 50-59 age bracket, as compared to other age brackets. Most of these users belong to the so-called Baby Boomers, or are individuals who were born from 1946 to 1964. This was the period of economic prosperity in the U.S. following the second World War.

According to the study, as opposed to what may have been expected, the rate of drug abuse among teenagers has actually declined for the third consecutive year. This study involves statements from around 68,000 people who provide information about their drinking and drug-taking habits. This provided researchers a general picture of how many Americans indulge in alcohol, smoke cigarettes, or take prohibited drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine.

So this raises the question: Considering that it is the Baby Boomers who currently have the Lion's Share of political, educational, social and industrial leadership in the U.S., what may be the factors that are driving this generation of people into taking illegal drugs?