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Columbia University has found that kids who smoke
marijuana are 85 times more likely to use cocaine than their
non-marijuana smoking peers. |
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Average age for kids to begin
experimenting with illegal substances is 13. |
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The potency of marijuana THC levels today is
15-20 times stronger than marijuana in the 1970's. |
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On average, kids found by their parents to be
using drugs, have been using for two years prior to discovery.
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Most medical insurance policies have a clause
that allows them to not pay a medical claim "if there is an illegal
substance in the system, or an illegal act is being performed at the time of
the loss…"Parents can be held legally responsible for those
bills. |
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Several states are enacting Parental
Responsibility Laws in which the parent is held responsible for the
behavior of the child. |
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If a child brings any amount of a controlled
substance into their parent's home or auto, the parent could have that home
or auto seized by the federal government, regardless of having no
knowledge of their child's behavior. |
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Average cost of drug rehabilitation is
$20,000-$30,000 a month, with few medical insurers paying anything on such
a claim. |
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In 1995, 19.9% of 8th-graders have used
marijuana. 34.1% of 10th-graders have used marijuana. 41.7% of
12th-graders have used marijuana (National Institute on Drug Abuse,
5/96). |
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In 1996, 4.4 percent of high school
seniors had used crystal methamphetamine at least once in their lives.
(National Institute on Drug Abuse, 9/97). |
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One in five American teenagers have
used inhalants to get high (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1996).
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In 1996, 6.5 percent of 10th-graders had
tried cocaine at least once, up from 5.0 percent in 1995. The
percentage of 8th-graders who had ever tried cocaine rose significantly from
2.3 percent in 1991 to 4.5 percent in 1996 (National Institute on Drug Abuse,
1/96). |
