What Are Some Statistics on the Effects of Drug Abuse?

Question by thats whats up: What are some statistics on the effects of drug abuse?
im doing a project for my high school FCCLA program. It is over the long term effects of juvenile drug abuse and how it effects you. I need more stats on what happens when you use them, not how many use them.

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Answer by A.B
First play this song while you read this.

There’s only 3 places drug addicts end up.
1. Jail
2. Institutionalized
3. Dead

If you quit then you get your life back.

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