Substance Abuse in Foster Children:
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The use of illicit drugs among American youth is approaching epidemic proportions. The 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) prepared by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that 8.9% of adolescents and adults age 12 years or older use illicit drugs. The most disturbing trend, however, is the number of children in foster care who abuse alcohol or drugs. The February 2005 report of the NSDUH compared the rate of drug abuse among a random sample of high school students not in foster care and high school students in foster care. There was a much higher percentage of adolescents in foster care than in the general population who abused drugs, 31.6% v. 21.7% respectively. These rates have been increasing since 2005.
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