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affects all of us in our daily lives. It ruins families and destroys relationships. Teens especially are prone to due to immense peer pressure, everyday stress, and depression. Marijuana use is on the rise everywhere, and with marijuana comes the harder drugs, ....

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.... spent on fighting this war on drugs seems to be to no avail as drug statistics have sky rocketed over the last couple of years. In 1996 44.9% of twelfth graders use marijuana, that's up from 23.9% in 1991. Eighth grade marijuana users have increased by 12.1% from 1991 to 1996, a substantial enough climb to raise concerns about. Drugs are getting easier and easier to get at a younger age these days. A whopping 21.2% of eighth graders also abuse inhalants (glues, aerosols, and solvents), these are very dangerous substances to inhale, sometimes causing permanent brain damage. Are messages not getting through to the kids of the future that drugs lead to ....