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August 22, 2012
CASAColumbia's 17th annual teen survey reveals 9 out of 10 high schoolers say classmates are drinking, drugging and smoking during the school day. Almost half know a student selling drugs at school.
June 26, 2012
New report, Addiction Medicine: Closing the Gap between Science and Practice, reveals addiction treatment neglected by the U.S. medical system and a lack of national treatment standards to assure quality care for those with the disease of addiction.
Fast Facts
- Half of college students binge drink and/or use other drugs and almost a quarter meet medical criteria for addiction.
- One in four Americans will have an alcohol or other drug problem at some point in their lives.
- 40.3 million people (16%) in the U.S. age 12 and over meet the medical criteria for addiction -- more than the share of the population with cancer, diabetis or heart disease.
CASAColumbia in the News
- Few Doctors Know How to Treat Addiction. A New Program Aims to Change That.
Sepetember 3, 2012, The Washington Post - Survey: 17% of High Schoolers Drink, Smoke, Use Drugs During the School Day
August 22, 2012, CNN - Nearly one in five high schoolers go to class drunk or stoned, says new Columbia University survey
August 22, 2012, The Daily News
