Marijuana was first federally prohibited in 1937. Today, more than 83
million Americans admit to having tried it.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
According
to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a standard
drink is:
* One 12-ounce bottle of beer or wine cooler
* One 5-ounce glass of wine
* 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits
The
mean age at first use of tobacco is 15.4; alcohol, 16.3; inhalants,
16.4; and marijuana, 17.0.
- National Household Survey on Drug Abuse report, 2002
94.1
million Americans aged 12 and older (41.7 percent of the U.S. population
aged 12 and older) have used an illicit drug at least once in their
lifetimes.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2002
The
international illicit drug business generates as much as $400 billion
in trade annually. That amounts to 8 percent of all international trade.
- United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
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