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Drug Use in Classrooms
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  • Recently, N.I.D.A also known as National
    Institute on Drugs Abuse studied the trends of
    drug use by teenagers in todays schools. The
    studies cover research conducted on teens of
    grade 12. Here is what the stats look like

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  • On an average, there are 32 students enrolled in
    grade 12 in a school. Out of these 32 students
  • 8 students have consumed an illicit drug in the
    past two months
  • 12 students have consumed more than one drug in
    the past one year
  • 15 students have consumed at least one drug in
    their life so far
  • 21.4 of students have consumed marijuana
  • 1 out 5 seniors are smoking marijuana
  • 19.2 are addicted to smoking

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  • After the use of marijuana, over-the-counter
    medications and drug prescriptions account for
    the top abused drugs by teens in the past one
    year. These drugs include
  • Vicodin 8
  • Cold medicines 6.6
  • Adderall 6.5
  • Tranquilizers 5.6
  • Ritalin 2.7

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  • Residential treatment centers Los Angeles
    believes that they can offer rehab services,
    which allows the abuser to recover from these
    dangerous and life-threatening drugs. The use of
    these drugs can make the teens mentally and
    physically unstable. This is why teen rehab Los
    Angeles recommends treating such conditions as
    soon as possible.

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Ave Encino,CA 91316 PH818-616-8650
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