Facts about alcohol and drug abuse | Alcohol Recovery Services

FACTS ABOUT ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE DRUG USE IN AMERICA IS MORE COMMONPLACE THAN IT ONCE WAS. WE DRINK WINE WITH DINNER, OR HAVE A FEW DRINKS AFTER WORK, OR EVEN A FEW BEERS WHILE WATCHING A BALL GAME, BUT WHEN A PATTERN OF DRINGKING BEGINS TO EMERGE, IT CAN BECOME A PROBLEM. 90% 50% of teenagers have used alcohol. percent have use marijuana. 17% percent admit to trying cocaine. 12.5% percent have used some form of hallucinogen. H3C N-CH3 DID YOU KNOW? On average, adolescents first begin experimenting with drugs at age 13-and may begin experimenting with alcohol even younger. Fourth-grade students surveyed said drugs were a major problem in school even at that young age. Alcohol is the most widely used drug in America. It is the third largest cause of DEATH in the UNITED STATES, second only to HEART DISEASE and CANCER. ± ± Alcohol and tobacco use are a significant RISK FACTOR in heart disease and cancer, CAUSING OVER 100,000 DEATHS PER YEAR in this country alone. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS CONTRIBUTE TO 50% percent of all 50% percent of all suicides. violent crimes. 60% percent of admissions to emergency rooms are either directly or indirectly due to drug or alcohol usage. If you think that you may have an alcohol or drug problem there are many sources of assistance that are available to you. Speak to a counselor at Counseling and Psychological Services. Speak with your family doctor. Speak with your church priest or church minister. Call the local chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous. Alcohol Recovery Services www.alcoholrecoveryservices.com CALL NOW... (877) 447-4752 Source:http://www.fit.edu/caps/articles/facts.php