Most+Common+Drug+Teenagers+Use

Jesse, Kerry, Bryan, Michelle M.

** __TEEN DRUG ABUSE__ ** or/and have average to low grades are more likely to try drugs
 * Marijuana is the most common drug abused know as the gateway drug
 * about 40% of high schoolers have tried some kind of drug before they graduated
 * most common high schoolers to use drugs are 11th and 12th graders
 * Teens with employed, uninvolved in extracuuriculer activites, have one parent, have depression,
 * other common drugs are over-the-counter drugs
 * now a days ADHD meds are becoming a a popular abused over-the-counter drug(1998-2005=76% increase in abuse)

Abuse in Marijuana in high school: marijuana is one of the very few %, meanwhile numerous other drugs continue to decline in abuse
 * seniors - 33%
 * sophmores 27%

** __Resources:__ **

** __Reasons:__ **
 * Over-the-counter
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Conviniant stores
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Online
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">By phone
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Perscription
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Drug dealers
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Believe 'everyone's doing it'
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Self image improvement= losing weight
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Parents(steal from)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Drug dealers



Caitlin Appin and Kaitlyn Weng Research shows that drug use often starts in the teen years. You might have heard that, but here’s something you may not know—the science shows that the younger you are when you start using drugs, the more likely you are to get addicted later on. []
 * __What is the age kids start using drugs..__ **


 * __Here are more reasons to start the conversation early:__ **
 * Many kids start using tobacco by age 11 and are addicted by age 14.
 * Between ages 9 and 13, kids begin to think that using alcohol is okay.
 * Some children are already abusing drugs at age 12 or 13.

The average starting age for hard, addictive drugs like cocaine and heroin is only 14. And that is the AVERAGE. Many kids are starting at only 12 years old. [|www.drugtestingnetwork.com/teens-and-drugs.htm]

[|www.ioam.org/statistics] [|www.drugtestingnetwork.com/teens-and-drugs.htm] [|www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts]
 * __ Top 8 Drugs Most Teens Use! __ **
 * __MARIJUANA__ ** – 12 years old
 * __HERION__ ** -14 years old
 * __CRYSTAL METH__ ** – 14-15 years old
 * __ECSTASY –__ ** 13-15 years old
 * __OXYCONTIN__ ** – 17-18 years old
 * __OTC MEDS__ ** – ALL AGES
 * __COACAINE__ ** -14 years old
 * __SPEED__ ** – 15-18 years old


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- Most drugs get imported to the US from many different countries like Venezuela, and Puerto Rico

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- Southwest border is the first arrival zone for most of the illicit drugs smuggled into the United States as well as the predominant staging area for the drugs’ subsequent distribution throughtout the country

- Mexico is the number one supplier of Heroin, Marijuana, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine to the US