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Drug Abuse

The D.A.R.E program is important for every school for many reasons. The younger you teach children the dangers of drugs, the more of a chance they are going to have to say "no". Drugs have a very strong influence in schools all across the nation, so teaching them the dangers while they are in school may help decrease the risk of children using.

Statistics

According to studies, young people are more likely to try tobacco, alcohol, inhalants, and marijuana first. The average ages for children starting these drugs are as follows:

• Tobacco: 15.4
• Alcohol: 16.3
• Inhalants: 16.4
• Marijuana: 17.0

This shows that adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 are more likely to try tobacco and alcohol first, and then move on to marijuana later.

Another survey asked students between the grades 9 through 12 whether they had tried tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana before the age of 13. The results were as follows:

• 24.7% had smoked cigarettes
• 32.2%......


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