What are the Odds in Colorado?
Colorado ranked second in the nation in over all substance abuse but spent the least on treatment and prevention. According to our internal forecast by 2010 nearly 15% of Colorado residents will need drug rehab. These numbers do not take into account the overwhelming and growing category of prescription drug addiction which could be as high as 15% of the population by 2010. According to the Youth Risk Survey for 2003, • 50% of the students surveyed in 9th through 12th grades had used marijuana and 25% of those had done so before age 13. • And for those of you with kids in little league 25% of their teammates have already smoked marijuana. • Cocaine is used monthly by 5% of high schools seniors, and 8% of people ages 18 to 26. Cocaine accounts for 20% of rehab admissions at this time and all forms of speed amount to nearly 40% of admissions in rehab. • In addition 50% of these kids had alcohol in the past 30 days and 29% are already binge drinkers. If you abuse alcohol when you are unde
