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Fact 1
Alcohol kills 6½ times more youth than all other illicit drugs combined.
Fact 2
Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for all persons age 6–33. About 45% of these fatalities are alcohol-related crashes.
Fact 3
More than 60% of teens said that drugs were sold, used, or kept at their school.
Fact 4
Crystal Meth has become the most dangerous drug problem of small town America. 12 to 14 year olds that live in smaller towns are 104% more likely to use meth than those who live in larger cities.
Fact 5
Youth who drink alcohol are 50 times more likely to use cocaine than young people who never drink alcohol.
Fact 6
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.
Fact 7
While rates of illicit drug use are declining, prescription drug use remains high. 15.4% of HS seniors reported non-medical use of at least one prescription medication within the past year.
Fact 8
65% of the youth who drink alcohol report that they get the alcohol they drink from family and friends.
Fact 9
28% of teens know a friend or classmate who has used ecstasy, with 17% knowing more than one user.
Fact 10
By the 8th grade, 52% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes, and 20% have used marijuana.
Fact 11
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.
Sources:
US Dept. of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics
National Institute on Drug Abuse