Alcohol, Smoking & Drugs

The risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among 16-19-year-olds than among any other age group. ¹  

In 2016, half of the 20 million new STDs reported each year are among young people, between the ages of 15 to 24.  ² 

Anxiety affects a sufferer physically as well as mentally. ³

33% of adolescents in America are victim to sexual, physical, verbal, or emotional dating abuse. ⁴

For women ages 15 to 24, the mortality rate of anorexia is 12 times higher than any other cause of death. ⁵

About 20% of teenagers will experience depression before they reach adulthood. ⁶

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college-age youth and ages 12-18.  ⁷

Nearly 750,000 teenage pregnancies occur every year. ⁸

The risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among 16-19-year-olds than among any other age group. ⁹

Research indicates that teenagers need 8.5 hours of sleep each night. ¹⁰

The leading causes of deaths among adolescents aged 15–19 years include accidents, suicide and homicide. ¹¹

Atopic eczema is the most common and severe form of eczema. ¹²

Teenage smokers are more likely to have panic attacks, anxiety disorders and depression. ¹³

Teenagers who drink heavily are three times more likely to try and hurt themselves (self-harm, attempt suicide etc.) than those who don't. ¹⁴

Only 1 in 5 teenagers who suffer from anxiety receive treatment. ¹⁵

About 14 million people, including teens, become infected with HPV each year. ¹⁶

More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined. ¹⁷

90% of teenagers who are LGBT come out to their close friends. ¹⁹

75% of girls with low self-esteem reported engaging in negative activities like cutting, bullying, smoking, drinking, or disordered eating. ²⁰

71% of teenagers say they use multiple social media platforms. ²¹

CDC estimates 51 percent of youth ages 13 to 24 in the United States do not know they are infected with HIV.  ²²

In 2015, 4,235 young people ages 15-24 died of drug overdoses. ²³

Inhalants are chemicals found in ordinary household or workplace products that people inhale on purpose to get “high.” ²⁴

You cannot get lice from a pet. ²⁵

1 in 4 teens contract a sexually transmitted infection every year. ²⁶

Type 2 diabetes occurs when either your body’s cells have trouble using insulin or your body doesn’t produce enough insulin to handle the glucose in your blood. ²⁷

Over half of all teenagers have been victims of cyberbullying. ²⁸

In 2016, young people (aged 13-24) accounted for an estimated 21% of all new HIV diagnoses. ²⁹

More teenagers die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined. ³⁰