Illegal drug use continues to wane among teens, according to the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Only about 8.8 percent of youth between the ages of 12 and 17 reported using drugs in 2013, according to the survey—down from the 13 percent who admitted to using in 2009. Alcohol use was down, too: 11.6 percent of teens said they drank, compared to the 12.9 percent who did so in 2012. (Time)

Paul Asay has written for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for PluggedIn and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He recently collaborated with Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, on his book The Good Dad. He lives in Colorado Springs with wife, Wendy, and his two children. Follow him on Twitter.