National Drug and Alcohol Week - Did You Know ?

Did you know: Among adolescents, 46 percent of 16- to 17-year-olds, 25 percent of 14- to 15-year-olds, and 9 percent of 12- to 13-year-olds reported using alcohol at least once in their lives. https://store.samhsa.gov/product/facts-underage-drinking/PEP21-03-10-008  

Did you know:  Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. It is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the U.S.  https://www.cdc.gov/stopoverdose/fentanyl/index.html   

Did you know:  People who begin using marijuana before age 18 are four to seven times more likely than adults to develop a marijuana use disorder.   https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana  

Did you know: An estimated 7.6% of 8th graders, 13.1% of 10th graders, and 19.6% of 12th graders reported vaping nicotine in the past 30 days.  https://nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/tobacco-nicotine-e-cigarettes/what-scope-tobacco-use-its-cost-to-society  https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/vaping-devices-electronic-cigarettes  https://teens.drugabuse.gov/teachers/mind-matters/nicotine   

Ten frequently asked questions from teens about drugs and health. It’s okay if some of this information is news to you! https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/start-conversation-10-questions-teens-ask-about-drugs-and-health#topic-9     

Did you know: T he number of adults in the United States who use cannabis more than doubled from 22.6 million in 2008 to 45.0 million in 2019, and the number of daily or near-daily users almost tripled from 3.6 million to 9.8 million in 2019.  https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2021/06/cannabis-use-may-be-associated-with-suicidality-in-young-adults   

Did you know: More people die from opioid overdoses than from any other drug.  https://teens.drugabuse.gov/sites/default/files/NIDA_MindMatters_Web_Opioids_2019_Final.pdf  

Did you know:  Vaping marijuana and vaping nicotine rose sharply in the past three years among college-age (19-22 years old) adults, according to 2019 survey results from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) study. https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2020/09/vaping-marijuana-use-in-2019-rose-in-college-age-adults   

Did you know: No single factor determines whether a person will become addicted to drugs. https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugs-brains-behavior-science-addiction/preface    

Did you know:  Adolescent alcohol or drug use accelerates very quickly when an untreated mental health disorder is present.  https://childmind.org/article/mental-health-disorders-and-substance-use/