{"id":100,"date":"2020-11-23T22:20:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T22:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gdcada.org\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2020-11-23T22:20:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T22:20:48","slug":"drug-use-high-school-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/dii\/n\/n.htm","title":{"rendered":"Drug Use – High School Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Connection<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
<\/span><\/strong>Over 40% of youth who begin drinking before age 15 will become dependent on alcohol.¹ At current rates, 18% or approximately 72,000 Dallas-area students will become alcohol-dependent adults.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Costs<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong>Chemical dependency treatment per person: $2,941
Crime costs per person prior to treatment: $8,611<\/span><\/p>\n

“Early drug use often leads to other forms of unhealthy, unproductive behavior. Illegal drugs are associated with premature sexual activity (with attendant risks of unwanted pregnancy and exposure to sexually-transmitted diseases like HIV \/ AIDS), delinquency, and involvement in the criminal justice system.”²<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the News<\/strong><\/span>
Alcohol<\/a> continues to be the mostly widely used substance among Texas students in grades 7–12. Tobacco<\/a> is the second most widely used substance, but its use is showing significant decreases. Marijuana<\/a> continues to rank third. Use of the club-drug Ecstasy<\/a> has increased dramatically. Overall, substance use by teens has decreased 19% in the last 10 years, driven by reduction in tobacco and alcohol use.³<\/span><\/p>\n

GDCADA Web <\/strong><\/span><\/span>Reports<\/strong><\/span>
    Binge Drinking on th<\/span>e Rise<\/span><\/a>
    Candy Flavored Cigarettes Gain Popularity<\/a>
    Girls More Prone to Alcohol &Other Drug Use<\/a>
    Inhalant Abuse: The Invisible Threat<\/a>
    Parents Warned About 24-Proof Gelatin<\/a>
    Prescription Drug Ab<\/a><\/span>use Growing Among Youths<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Make A Difference<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/dt>\n
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While many parents say they talk to their children about drugs, research shows that many fewer teens recall any of those talks. A single conversation is not enough. In other words, you have to say it over and over. Let them know about the dangers of drugs and that you disapprove of their use.
How to talk to your kids about drugs<\/a><\/p>\n

Is your child using drugs? How to find out<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Encourage your schools and school districts to include drug prevention programs in their curricula. Volunteer to help with school prevention programs.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Resources<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>Nationa<\/strong><\/span><\/span>l Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaigns<\/strong><\/span>
  Me. My Anti-D<\/span>rug.<\/span><\/a>   (targets youth)
  Parents. The <\/a><\/span>Anti-Drug.<\/a>   (targets parents)<\/span><\/p>\n

State & National Organizations<\/span><\/strong>
  Partnershi<\/a><\/span>p for a Drug-Free America
<\/span><\/a><\/span>  Alcohol Screening<\/a><\/span><\/span> Test<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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¹ National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism<\/p>\n

² Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Criminal Justice Reference Service, 1997<\/p>\n

³ 2002 Texas School Survey – Texas Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse, October 2002<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The ConnectionOver 40% of youth who begin drinking before age 15 will become dependent on alcohol.¹ At current rates, 18% or approximately 72,000 Dallas-area students will become alcohol-dependent adults. The CostsChemical dependency treatment per person: $2,941Crime costs per person prior to treatment: $8,611 “Early drug use often leads to other forms of unhealthy, unproductive behavior. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\nDrug Use - High School Students - GDCADA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/gdcada.org\/dii\/n\/n.htm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Drug Use - High School Students - GDCADA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The ConnectionOver 40% of youth who begin drinking before age 15 will become dependent on alcohol.¹ At current rates, 18% or approximately 72,000 Dallas-area students will become alcohol-dependent adults. The CostsChemical dependency treatment per person: $2,941Crime costs per person prior to treatment: $8,611 “Early drug use often leads to other forms of unhealthy, unproductive behavior. […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/gdcada.org\/dii\/n\/n.htm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GDCADA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/\",\"name\":\"GDCADA\",\"description\":\"Just another WordPress site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/gdcada.org\/dii\/n\/n.htm#webpage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/gdcada.org\/dii\/n\/n.htm\",\"name\":\"Drug Use - High School Students - GDCADA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-23T22:20:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-11-23T22:20:48+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/gdcada.org\/dii\/n\/n.htm#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/gdcada.org\/dii\/n\/n.htm\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/gdcada.org\/dii\/n\/n.htm#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/gdcada.org\/dii\/n\/n.htm\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/gdcada.org\/dii\/n\/n.htm\",\"name\":\"Drug Use – High School Students\"}}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101,"href":"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions\/101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gdcada.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}