Jun 21, 2010
Substance Abuse: A Day In the Life...
by Jerry Jaker
... of an American Adolescent. "Startling" is the word SAMHSA uses to describe the findings of a national report issued on adolescent substance abuse in the U.S.
• 250,000 emergency room visits by adolescents in 2008.• On an average day, 508,000 adolescents drink alcohol; 641,000 use illicit drugs, over 1 million smoke cigarettes.
The Study recently released entitled "A Day In The Life of American Adolescents: Substance Abuse Facts Update" tells us we have a lot of work to do.
Copies of the report are available free of charge we are told, by calling SAMHSA's Health Information Network at 1-877-726-4727. The full report is available at http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k10/185/185 Typical Day.htm
- JJ
Posted on June 21, 2010 - 7:02am by Jerry Jaker
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