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by Foundation for a Drug-Free World | 09.10.2009

In America alone, 50% of school children have experimented with an illicit drug or are using one. At the same time, youths are exposed to drugs earlier and earlier in their lives, with some using marijuana as young as ten years old. That is not to mention Ritalin—now referred to as “Kiddie Coke” on the street. A psychotropic drug prescribed to millions of children, Ritalin is today a bestselling drug.
Statistically proven, young users suffer more illnesses, miss more days of school, and are more prone to engage in criminal conduct than their non-using peers.

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Drugs - Prime Threat is to Youth

In America alone, 50% of school children have experimented with an illicit drug or are using one. At the same time, youths are exposed to drugs earlier and earlier in their lives, with some using marijuana as young as ten years old. That is not to mention Ritalin—now referred to as “Kiddie Coke” on the street. A psychotropic drug prescribed to millions of children, Ritalin is today a bestselling drug.
 Statistically proven, young users suffer more illnesses, miss more days of school, and are more prone to engage in criminal conduct than their non-using peers.

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