Friday, November 23, 2007

Did You Know?

· Over 15 million Americans are dependant on alcohol.
500,000 are between 9 and 12 years of age
· Each year students spend $5.5 billion on alcohol, more than they spend on soft drinks, milk, juice and books combined.
· 43% of Americans have been exposed to alcoholism in their families.
· Adults 18-25 years of age currently have the highest percentage of cocaine use than any other age group.
· 1 out of 4 Americans between the ages of 26 and 34 have used cocaine in their lifetime.
· 90% of cocaine users smoked, drank and/or used marijuana before using cocaine.
· 40 million people in the United States are involved with internet porn.
· Americans spend $10 billion per year on pornography.
· 80 percent of substance abusers were sexually abused as children.
This information compiled from America’s Keswick www.americaskeswick.org

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