Drug Abuse

Hispanic teens and adults differ significantly when it comes to drug abuse
Sixteen percent of Hispanic teens reported they engaged in the risky behavior of mixing alcohol with abusing prescription drugs (without a prescription), compared to 11 percent for Caucasian teens and 6 percent for African American teens. Ten percent …
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Alpharetta mom educates community on growing teen drug abuse
"Over 80 percent of people with an addiction disorder started using before the age of 18," Kaltenecker said, "but with the right tools, addiction is a treatable disease and recovery is possible, and we want to make people aware of that." For more …
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Percentage of illicit drug use in the past month among 12- to 17-year-olds
Annual averages based on National Survey on Drug Use and Health from 2011 and 2012. Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, …
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