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REACHING YOUNG PEOPLE BEFORE DRUGS DO

Truth About Drugs materials are tailored for use by educators to teach young people the facts about drugs, without the hype and scare tactics, so youth can make informed decisions to live drug-free.

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FACTS
THE GREAT AMERICAN RELAPSE
The U.S. Now Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use. The Facts Tell the Story:

An estimated 24.6 million Americans age 12 or older use illicit drugs. Heroin use has experienced a resurgence in America, now a major problem in suburban and middle-class areas and no longer solely the “innercity” problem it was considered to be. Prescription drug abuse is also plaguing the U.S., with 4 of every 10 fatal drug overdoses resulting from abuse of prescription painkillers.

Americans make up just 4% of the global population but consume a stunning two-thirds of the world’s illegal drugs. Roughly 94 million Americans have used marijuana at least once, with teens and early-20s adults the largest marijuana-abusing group.

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The Truth About Drugs
Translated into Bahasa Indonesian

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DRUG EDUCATION SAVES LIVES

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