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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • About 9% of adults in the United States met the criteria for an alcohol use disorder; whereas 2% met the criteria for a drug use disorder and 1.1% met the criteria for both.
  • A recent trends analysis conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, has reported that the sale of opioid pain killers has quadrupled over the past 15 years in the United States.
  • A study by the Washington State prison system reported that the risk of drug overdose death is over 12 times greater during the first two years after the inmates have been released.
  • A drug overdose occurs when a person's metabolism cannot filter out the substance fast enough, subsequently resulting in harmful side-effects.
  • Individuals who use crack long-term typically experience weight loss, rapid tooth decay, difficulty urinating, severe coughing, and lung damage because it is smoked.
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Adolescents (18 and under)

It is a disturbing fact that many adolescents in the United States become exposed to drugs and alcohol at a very young age, and some even become addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol. For adolescents who do become addicted and dependent to alcohol and drugs, parents must take every step possible to get the problem resolved before it is too late. Any suspicion that drugs or alcohol are in the picture should be confronted right away, otherwise, addiction will lead down a path of total destruction for the adolescent as well as for the family. There are drug and alcohol rehab programs for adolescents offered in every state, many of which cater only to adolescents and have treatment professionals and counselors on staff that are trained specifically in handling this age group.

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