Sixteen and seventeen year-olds coming in with heroin problems are becoming more common. Many of them started out smoking the high- purity stuff a few years back and got hooked. Now they are injecting. The ecstasy pill you thought you took last week can be a totally different substance than the one you take the next time. Many kids don't know what they're getting into.
Teens account for one out of every eight deaths and injuries on the highway.
Peer pressure to go fast, overcrowd cars, etc. Think about this information when you are planning your school ITDS activities, or when you are with family and friends. It was so much fun doing the displays and everyone else in the school loved it too.