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NEWS

YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE SURVEY SHOWS DRUG USE AMONG CHILDREN IN FLORIDA DECLINING 2/8/12

Did You Know:

It takes two to three hours for a single drink to leave your body. Nothing can speed up this process – not drinking coffee, taking a cold shower or “walking it off.”

A statewide survey shows that most Florida teens don’t drink, and smoking and marijuana use are at lower rates than in previous years.

Steroids can make pimples pop up and hair fall out. They can make guys grow breasts and girls grow beards.

A single, prolonged session of inhalant use can lead to heart failure and death.

Binge drinking among high school seniors across the U.S. decreased from 1975 to 2004.

Contrary to popular belief, most teenagers have not used marijuana and never will.

Although they have fewer calories, many light beers have almost as much alcohol as regular beer – about 85 percent as much.