Drug abuse costs the United States economy hundreds of billions of dollars in increased health care costs, crime, and lost productivity.
DrugFacts: High School and Youth Trends
Use of alcohol and other drugs is associated with the leading causes of death and injury (e.g., motor-vehicle crashes, homicides, and suicides) among teenagers and young adults; for example, nearly half of all deaths from motor-vehicle crashes in this age group involve alcohol use.
Drug use rises among High School Students July 19, 2001 (Washington) -- Drug use is on the rise among high school students after several years of declining use, according to new results from an annual survey used to help guide the nation's drug control policies. According to the Pride survey, high school students (grades 9-12) reported higher use of marijuana, uppers, downers, hallucinogens, and heroin compared with last year's study. |
Almost 1 in 5 teens smokes or uses drugs at school, US students report
Most high school students say teen use of alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs occurs during the school day, often on campus, according to an annual survey. They estimate that about 17 percent of their classmates do so. “Parents think there is nothing they can do about it,” school principle says. “That attitude should change, and we are trying to change it.” Here are the rates, reported by teens, as to which drugs they knew how to obtain easily:
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Alcoholism
Excessive alcohol uses results each year in approximately 2.3 million years of potential life lost; this is an average of the loss of 30 years of potential production time lost for each fatality. Not only do alcohol problems cost lives, but it costs money. According to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, alcohol abuse and alcoholism, occurring in the United States and resulting in motor vehicle accidents, lost production, medical care, violent crime, the need for social programs, and more, cost American society anywhere from $40 to $60 billion each year.
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2.5 Million Alcohol-Related Deaths Worldwide- Annually
As you can see below, of 19 health concerns, alcohol is ranked #3, and is greater than unsafe water, high blood pressure, tobacco, obesity and illicit drugs (ranked #18).