Some facts about drug use in teens

" Approximately 50% of teens have misused drugs (prescription or illicit) at least once in their life. 23.6% of 12th grade students have reported using illicit drugs in the last year. 6.5% of 8th grade students have reported using marijuana in the last 30 days. 7.5% of teens reported that they had smoked marijuana for the first time before the age of thirteen. 14.8% of 10th grade students have reported using marijuana in the last 30 days. 21.3% of 12th grade students have reported using marijuana in the last 30 days. 34.9% of 12th grade students have reported using marijuana in the last year. 7.5% of 12th grade students have reported non-medical use of Adderall in the last year. 5.4% of 12th grade students have reported non-medical use of prescription painkillers in the last year. 25.2% of 12th grade students have reported using synthetic cannabinoids in the last year."

https://www.projectknow.com/research/teen-drug-addiction-statistics-alcoholism-

statistics/

Miller, Leah, and M.A. “Drug Abuse Symptoms, Facts,

and Statistics.” Luxury.Rehabs.com, luxury.rehabs.com/drug-abuse/.

My results revealed that around 78 percent of teens in the United States had drank alcohol. But, when it came to drug use, 81 percent of teens said they had the opportunity to use illicit substances, with 42.5 percent actually tried them.

- An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.

- In the United States, results from the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed that 19.9 million Americans used illegal drugs in the month prior to the survey.

-- (or 8% of the population aged 12 or older)

Miller, Leah, and M.A. “Drug Abuse Symptoms,

Facts, and Statistics.” Luxury.Rehabs.com,

luxury.rehabs.com/drug-abuse/.