Pot Growing More Popular -- A new survey of about 47,000 youth between the eighth and 12th grades suggests that the popularity of pot is on the rise again. More than one-fifth of high-school seniors report having used marijuana within the last month, according to White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske—up from 2008, which in turn was slightly up from the year before. While marijuana use hasn't yet reached the record (ahem) highs it saw in the 1990s, Kerlikowske says that the attitude that folks have toward pot has softened in recent years. In 1991, about 58 percent of eighth graders said marijuana use was harmful. This year, only 45 percent thought so. When beliefs soften, drug use worsens," Kerlikowske says. (Los Angeles Times)

No App For That (Hopefully) -- About 15 percent of youth between the ages of 12 and 17 received nude or risqué photos of others via their cell phones, according to a new poll by the Pew internet & American Life Project. And 4 percent had sent such photos themselves. It doesn't take that many people creating these images for a lot of people to see them," says Amanda Lenhart, a research specialist for Pew. (CNN)

Closing the Facebook -- With more than 350 million members, Facebook has become nearly ubiquitous among American youth. Some folks are trying to cut down the time they spend on the social networking site -- but that's easier said than done. Halley Lamberson, 17, and Monica Reed, 16, are among today's teens giving Facebook the hand. They made a pact to check their Facebook pages just once every month - and only on a certain day of the month. "We decided we spent way too much time obsessing over Facebook and it would be better if we took a break from it," says Halley. While some teens are actually deactivating their accounts, teens more commonly try to cull their Facebook time through support groups, like Monica and Halley, or resorting to other means. A lot of them are finding their own balance," says psychologist Kimberly Young, who is the director for the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery in Bradford, Pa. "It's like an eating disorder. You can't eliminate food. You just have to make better choices about what you eat." (New York Times)