• NRI youth ages 12 to 18, more than 20% have used illicit drugs
• More than 8% has tried marijuana at least once in their lifetime.
• More than 30% of NRI youth ages 12 to 18 reported that marijuana was fairly or very easy to obtain.
• More than 8% NRI youth ages 12 to 18 said that they are approached by someone selling drugs in 2004

  Drug treatment rates have risen dramatically among NRI youths:

• Like other American kids , primary marijuana abuse accounts for more than half of NRIs and other Asian youth substance abuse treatment admissions.
• The number of NRI American kids undergoing drug treatment in the last three years has increased by 30 percent.
• In USA, Marijuana is the primary drug used by 62 percent of all Asian American and Pacific Islander youth ages 12 to 17 admitted for drug treatment.

Those Parents who closely monitoring their kids’ behavior, communicating the risks of marijuana and other drugs, and educate for losing the respect of family and friends is less likly to use drugs

 

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