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60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
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50% of teenagers have misused a drug at least once in their lifetime.
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90% of addiction begins in the teen years.
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Underage alcohol use is responsible for 119,000 emergency department visits and 4,300 deaths each year among people under the age of 21.
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Columbia University Medical Center's research indicates that teenagers make up half of the 16 million people in the United States with gambling addictions.
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Brains are not fully developed until age 26.
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Teens who begin drinking before age 15 have a 41% chance of struggling with alcohol dependence when they are older.
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In general, between 60-80% of high school students report having gambled for money during the past year.
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About 50% of high school seniors do not think it's harmful to try crack or cocaine once or twice and 40% believe it's not harmful to use heroin once or twice.
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Among people who wait until age 21 to start drinking, the risk of alcohol dependence later in life is only 10%.
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By the 8th grade, 28% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana.
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Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.
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    I booked Natasha and Maks to speak to my circle of friends with children between 11 and 17 years old. The main strengths of the Youth Prevention Mentors are the real facts they present; they were up to date with statistics and current information. We learned the importance of prevention, how to talk to our kids about peer pressure, and discuss the outcomes of addiction. It was an amazing and informative discussion—one of the best I've experienced.

    Mother of a New York City Private School Student

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