Did you know:
- Ninety percent of addictions begin in the teenage years.
- Alcohol is the substance abused most frequently by adolescents, followed by marijuana and tobacco.[1]
- In the past month, 40 percent of high school seniors reported drinking some alcohol, almost 15 percent of adolescents abused marijuana, and 13 percent of adolescents reported smoking cigarettes.[2]
Get the facts so you can share them with the teens in your life.
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Referenced: http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/adolescent-health-topics/substance-abuse/home.html