Monday, 15 October 2012

Drugs. Are u addicted?

  • Alcohol kills 6.5 times more youth than all other illicit drugs combined. 
  • More than 60% of teens said that drugs were sold, used, or kept at their school.  
  • Crystal meth has become the most dangerous drug problem of small town America. Kids between 12 and 14 that live in smaller towns are 104% more likely to use meth than those who live in larger cities.
  • About 64% of teens (12-17) who have abused pain relievers say they got them from friends or relatives, often without their knowledge.  
  • By the 8th grade, 52% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes, and 20% have used marijuana.
  • Teenagers whose parents talk to them regularly about the dangers of drugs are 42% less likely to use drugs than those whose parents don't, yet only a quarter of teens report having these conversations.
source-internet



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