What are 10 statistics to do with teenage drug addiction?

Also if you could a link to a site with the life story of a teen drug addict.





Thanks


xWhat are 10 statistics to do with teenage drug addiction?
Teens who get drunk once a month or more are 18 times more likely to smoke marijuana.What are 10 statistics to do with teenage drug addiction?
In today's drug abuse and binge drinking culture amongst young adults and teenagers it is unfortunately no surprise that the statistics are high.


In fact, as many as 17% of the young motorists surveyed admitted regular use of Cannabis, more alarmingly 12% frequently use the dangerous and addictive class A drug Cocaine, and 10% revealed regular use of Ecstasy.


However, the greater danger comes from upwards of 10% admitting that they regularly drove their cars whilst under the influence of drink or drugs.





When questioned about driving under the influence of substances, over 40% felt fine to drive their vehicles after using illegal drugs and 31% found it acceptable to drive after consuming alcohol. A high proportion were unaware of the actual legal limits for alcohol consumption when driving and as a result 8% had already been involved in an accident while under the influence, with a further 11% admitting a near miss





Last year one in seven people admitted to Accident and Emergency departments across the UK for alcohol related health issues were under 14 years old - a total of over 2239 cases











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 1 in 4 teens reports having these conversations.





Alcohol is the most commonly used drug among young people.





Alcohol kills 6陆 times more youth than all other illicit drugs combined.





Youth who drink alcohol are 50 times more likely to use cocaine than young people who never drink alcohol.





40% of those who started drinking at age 14 or younger later developed alcohol dependence, compared with 10% of those who began drinking at age 20 or older.





65% of the youth who drink alcohol report that they get the alcohol they drink from family and friends.





28% of teens know a friend or classmate who has used ecstasy, with 17% knowing more than one user.





By the 8th grade, 52% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes, and 20% have used marijuana.





In 2000, more than 60% of teens said drugs were used, kept, or sold at their school.





50% of high school seniors report drinking alcohol in the past 30 days with 32% report being drunk at least once in the same period





Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for all persons age 6鈥?3. About 45% of these fatalities are alcohol-related crashes.
1. teenagers like weed


2. teenagers like crack


3. teenagers like crystal meth


4. teenagers like PCP


5. teenagers like MDMA


6. teenagers like BZP


7. teenagers like GBL


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meh screw it you think of the last 3 statistics I'm not your teacher.
Try these sites:





http://www.adolescent-substance-abuse.co鈥?/a>





http://www.teendrugabuse.us/teen_drug_us鈥?/a>





Story - http://teenadvice.about.com/library/week鈥?/a>
don't know how to send a link but try googling, ask frank, they will have stories on there