America's Youth | Youth Substance Abuse Is a Serious Problem

America’s most vital resources are our young people. They are literally our future. We have no higher moral obligation than to safeguard the lives and dreams of our nation’s children. The dangers of illegal drug use pose the greatest risk facing the generation of youth coming of age in the next millennium. One-in-four twelfth graders is a current user of illegal drugs. Among eighth graders the percentage of current users stands at one-in-eight. The 1996 National Household Survey (NHSDA) found that 9 percent of twelve to seventeen year olds are current drug users. While this number is...

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