Who does it mostly affect?
Youth transitioning into adulthood have some of the highest rates of alcohol and substance abuse. For instance, rates of binge drinking (drinking five or more drinks on a single occasion) in 2014 were:
- 28.5% for people ages 18 to 20
- 43.3% for people ages 21 to 25
Did You Know
- Alcohol
- affects the persons behavior and causes mood swings.
- may lead to psychological problems affecting your health and social life.
- affected 15 million people in the U.S alone in 2018
- Heroin
- Causes uncontrollable cravings for drugs
- Affects one's mood and personal and health lifestyle
- Affected 494,000 Americans in 2017 with over 15,000 dying from it that year.
- Cocaine
- In 2016 alone, 5.1 million Americans reported usage of cocaine leading to 14,000 deaths in the US.
- Causes mood swings, Excitability, Risky behaviors, excessive paranoia, mental alertness and can lead to many health risks depending on the method of consumption.