Drugs Facts
By: Dominick Santa Maria
Drugs Info
More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
More than 60 percent of teens said that drugs were sold, used, or kept at their school.
1 in 9 high school seniors has tried Spice/K2
1.3 percent of seniors have used bath salts
Young people who drink alcohol are 50 times more likely to use cocaine than teens who never drink.
64 percent of teens surveyed who have abused pain relievers say they got them from friends or relatives.
15 percent of high school seniors used prescription drug
35 percent feel regular use is risky.
28 percent of teens know a friend or classmate who has used ecstasy
With 17 percent knowing more than one user.