11 shocking facts about teen drug and alcohol abuse

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SHOCKING FACTS

ABOUT TEEN DRUG

AND ALCOHOL ABUSE

Drug and alcohol abuse in our nation’s teenagers has become a major public health issue. The government collects facts on substance abuse and reports on the statistics… and they are staggering. Below are some of the statistics that the United States Government has reported on.

MORE TEENS DIEFROM PRESCRIPTION DRUGSTHAN HEROIN/COCAINE COMBINED.

MORE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

REGULARLY USED

THAN

AS 22.7% SMOKED POT IN THE LAST MONTH,

COMPARED TO 16.3% WHO SMOKED CIGARETTES.

WITH MEDICALMARIJUANA LAWS

GET THEIR POT FROMOTHER PEOPLE'S PRESCRIPTIONS.

Data collected and presented by Adolescent Growth - a Family-Owned, California based Teen Treatment Facility founded in 2005.

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ADOLESCENTGROWTH.COM