Teenage Drug Use Statistics

According to the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services there anywhere between 40 to 60.000 people in a treatment center a month in Texas. Now, it's a lot of people struggling with some form of drug abuse. Among these, we see that 27-30% of those in treatment centers are teenagers. I think it is fair to say that we live among a generation that is affected by the use of some form of substance. It is difficult for any young person not to know a family member or friend who has either used or is using certain drugs.

Another report output SAS, another government organization, showed that age group than others who have a higher percentage of users, then those between 12-17 years are those between 20-30 years . What is frightening to think, because it is probably the result or the continuation of adolescents who use drugs and after their entry into adulthood.

In another report produced by the substance Trends Report for 2009

Significant changes to the way drugs in Texas include increasing the inhalation of heroin by young Hispanics. This was first noticed with heroin cheese ", which is a mixture of heroin and Tylenol, the situation in Dallas, but further investigation revealed that inhaling heroin is increasing across state. Some treatment admissions are young teenagers who are not novices, and you use other illicit drugs, and those in their twenties moving injection.

The availability of cocaine has declined in the last half of 2008 due to violence and gang warfare on the border. Indicators of methamphetamine has changed since 2005, with a low supply, higher prices and decreased purity ... The extent of substance abuse and mental health problem at the border is very worrying.

Living in Texas is presented with many opportunities for young people to get their hands on drugs. There is no shortage of us who live on the border of drugs flowing into our state, leaving wide open for teens to find and use these drugs. Illicit drugs continue to enter Mexico through cities such as El Paso, Laredo, McAllen and Brownsville, as well as small towns along the border. Medications, then north for distribution through Dallas / Fort Worth and Houston. In addition, drugs move east of San Diego through Lubbock and El Paso to Amarillo and Dallas / Fort Worth.

So that leaves open a number of cities receiving drug and out and many teens who have access to these drugs.

The Texas School Survey of Substance Abuse: Grades 7-12, 2008 reported that lifetime use of powder and crack cocaine had fallen from a peak of 9 per cent in 1998 to 7 percent in 2008, while use the last month fell 4 percent in 1998 to 2 percent in 2008. About 6 percent of students in non-border counties had ever used powder or crack / cocaine, and 2 percent had used it in the past month. In comparison, students in schools on the Texas border reported levels of life cocaine-10 percent and 4 percent last month.

Alcohol is the primary drug of abuse in Texas. In 2008, 63 percent of Texas high school students (grades 7-12) had never consumed alcohol, and 30 percent had consumed alcohol in the last month. Lifetime decreased by 5 percent last month and use declined 3 percent between 2006 and 2008. The problems really never change over the years with only reflections in% of one or the other goes up or down. But we continue to see the adverse effects of these drugs provide adolescent substance abusers.

On our web-view, we provide a quick report that the tangible things you can do tonight with your teenager when you discover they use. But I would also advice if you find yourself in a situation where your teen is using drugs you will find a great recovery.