Revealing Statistics: America in Decline
Subtitle: Present Costs of the War against God
This page is only one of 18 sections of an extensive collection of statistics testifying to the above. See and read the main page here with the Table of Contents, by God's grace.
Sec. 11 |
Drugs, and Mental Health |
Less than 1% of all Americans had used illegal drugs before 1960. The Honorable Judge Robert Ulrich Chief Justice, Missouri Court Of Appeals, Western District; http://www.shalomjerusalem.com/heritage/heritage19.html
More than 19 percent of those ages 20 to 29 said they have tried cocaine, crack or another street drug, excluding marijuana, compared with 27 percent for those in their 30s, 26 percent for those in their 40s and 9.6 percent for those in their 50s. National Center for Health Statistics, a branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008?)
In 2002, 10% of 12th grade students reported using illicit drugs other than marijuana in the past month, the highest percentage in more than 10 years. http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/indicators/58IllicitDrugUse.cfm
2005 saw a 212% increase in prescription drug abuse by US teens. Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse http://www.ahrp.org/infomail/05/09/27a.php
In 2009, 20 percent of teens said they could get prescription drugs within an hour, with their own homes and friends being the most common sources. About 25 percent stated they could find marijuana within an hour. The National Center on Addiction, reported on CNN health.
In 2009, 20% of U.S. High School Students said they had used a prescription drug without a doctor’s prescription. Also, 72% percent of high school students ever used alcohol, about 37 percent ever used marijuana, 6.4 percent ever used cocaine, 4.1 percent ever used methamphetamine, and 6.7 percent ever used ecstasy. http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2010/r100603.htm
In 2003, more than 20% of students in the 12th grade reported using marijuana in the past 30 days. http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/indicators/46MarijuanaUse.cfm
Almost 47% of high school students report life-time use of marijuana. http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r2k0609b.htm [1999]
27% used marijuana during the 30 days preceding a CDC survey. 13http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r2k0609b.htm [1999]
4% used cocaine during the 30 days preceding the same survey. ^ 13
15% used inhalants during their lifetime. ^ 13
9% used methamphetamines during their lifetime. ^ 13
Inner-city youth with a "strong religious orientation" 54% less likely to use drugs than their peers. Harvard University study: Atheists won't save Europe by Don Feder http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=27937
From 1960 to 1980 the teen suicide rate has risen more than 200% (1 suicide every 17 minutes). National Center for Health Statistics. Quantifying America's Decline by William J. Bennett; http://www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/arch/usadecline.html
Youth suicide rates skyrocketed 400 percent since 1950. Lost Boys, Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them, James Garbarino, Ph.D. http://www.yellodyno.com/
For every two victims of homicide in the U.S. there are three deaths from suicide [all ages]. http://whs.wsd.wednet.edu/Faculty/Lynch/sadd/statistics.html
Males ages 15 to 19 are five times as likely to commit suicide as women. http://whs.wsd.wednet.edu/Faculty/Lynch/sadd/statistics.html
8% of high school students attempted suicide during the 12 months preceding a 1999 survey. CDC survey. Centers for Disease Control; http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r2k0609b.htm
Depression among American youth increased from 400% since 1950. http://www.yellodyno.com/html/childabusestatistics.html
From1958 to 1990 the suicide rate for 15- to 19-year-olds in the US increased 267 percent. United States 1985, National Institute of Mental Health, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, Public Health Service, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, p. 150; Statistical Abstract of the United States, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, (1988) p. 82, (1990) p. 86, (1993) p. 99.http://www.cchr.org/morals/return.htm
Emergency room visits involving non-medical use of prescription drugs were up 111% during 2004--2008 and increased 29 percent during 2007—2008. There were two million visits to the Emergency room in 2008 for misuse and abuse of all drugs. CDC and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) June 20, 2010
An estimated 20 percent of people in the United States have used prescription drugs, such as narcotic painkillers, sedatives and tranquilizers and stimulants, for nonmedical reasons. National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prescriptiondrugabuse.html
According to the research company IMS Health about 42 million sleeping pill prescriptions were filled in 2005, up nearly 60 percent since New York Times, February 7, 2006
Over 100,000 people die every year from taking prescription drugs. Lyle Hurd, http://americanwellnessnetwork.com/American_Wellness_Network.html
As of 2005, nearly 60 percent of drug poisoning deaths in the U.S. involved legal and illegal narcotics (up from 50 percent in 1999). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-03092008-1500573.html
Use of narcotic drugs rose by almost 75% among women 45–64 years of age between 1988–1994 and 1999–2002. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). http://www.mindfully.org/Health/2007/Prescription-Related-Fatalities5feb07.htm
Spending for drugs rose 40 percent from 1998 to 2000 [and continues].http://www.mercola.com/2001/may/19/prescription_drugs.htm
The average number of prescriptions per elderly person grew 45 percent from 1992 to 2000. From 1992 to 2010, the average number of prescriptions per senior is projected to grow by 96 percent. http://www.familiesusa.org/assets/pdfs/drugod852b.pdf
The number 1 and number 3 prescription sales drugs for the year 2000 were for treating ulcers. Number 2 and 5 were for cholesterol lowering medication, while numbers 4, 7 and 8 were for the treament of depression. http://www.therubins.com/geninfo/eldpresc.htm
13http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r2k0609b.htm [1999]