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1 Did You Know 42% of US high school seniors use alcohol.

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1 1 Did You Know 42% of US high school seniors use alcohol

2 2 Did You Know 90% of drug and alcohol addictions begin in the teenage years

3 3 Did You Know Over 40% of people who begin drinking before age 15 become alcoholics

4 4 Did You Know 16% percent of 8 th graders reported drinking alcohol within the past month and 32% reported drinking alcohol in the past year

5 5 Did You Know 50% of high school seniors admitted to illicit drug use

6 6 Did You Know Teens who abuse prescription drugs are 12x more likely to use heroin

7 7 Did You Know Teens who abuse prescription drugs are 12x more likely to use heroin

8 8 Did You Know Abuse of prescription drugs is highest among young adults age 18 - 25 years

9 9 Did You Know 18% of adults have alcoholism in their family

10 10 Did You Know 38% of adults have one relative with alcoholism

11 11 Did You Know 76 million people (4 out of 10) are affected by alcoholism

12 12 Did You Know 10 million people are married to someone with alcoholism

13 13 Did You Know 1 out of 3 failed marriages is attributed to addiction issues

14 14 Did You Know Painkillers, depressants and antidepressants are responsible for more overdose deaths than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines and amphetamines combined


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