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"A child that reaches age 21 without smoking, abusing alcohol, or using drugs is virtually certain never to do so"
--Joseph Califano, Jr.

 

 

 

Substance Abuse

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Signs of Need

  • According to a recent survey, 3.6 million Americans are habitual cocaine users and more than 33 million are regular binge drinkers.

  • More Americans have died in drunk driving accidents than in all the wars the US has been involved in since our nation was founded.

  • Tobacco kills 430,000 Americans every year-that's more than alcohol, cocaine, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fire, and AIDS combined.
Signs of Hope
Much is being done to prevent and treat drug abuse:

  • DRUG PREVENTION: Drug prevention programs are starting influence behavior, especially among children. Drug use rates among teens have leveled off and have even dropped slightly among eighth graders.
  • DRUNK DRIVING: Groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) have made drunk driving unpopular. In 1998-1999 drivers 16-20 who were in fatal drunk driving crashes dropped 33%. The number of drunk driving deaths overall has been dropping.
  • DRUG TREATMENT: Needle-exchange programs, while controversial, have worked to lower rates of HIV transmission. Drug treatment programs are working successfully for many addicts to reclaim their lives.

You can help prevent and treat drug abuse by choosing a charity that is working to save people from addiction.

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