Today’s youth face challenging decisions regarding alcohol, tobacco and other drugs at an early age. The decisions parents help their children make now will greatly influence the rest of their lives. Did you know . . .
Alcohol is the #1 drug abused by teens.
92% of high school seniors have used alcohol.
77% of those high school seniors have been drunk at least once.
25% of young smokers who continue the habit into adulthood will lose an average of 22 years of their lives due to tobacco-related causes.
39% of teen males say it is okay to force sexual activity if a girl is stoned or drunk.
Girls today are 15 times more likely than their mothers were to begin using drugs by age 15.
