The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration last week announced that recent illegal drug use among teens continued to decline through 2005.

The findings are the continuation of a long fall ? from 11.6 percent using drugs in the month preceding the survey in 2002 to 11.2 percent in 2003, 10.6 percent in 2004 and 9.9 percent in 2005. One in 10 high school seniors admitted to abusing prescription painkillers.