Although there is a lot of research done in the U.S. about alcohol and drug abuse, sometimes it doesn’t seem to get down to the day-to-day effects in real life. In England, for example, which has the same problem alcohol and drug addiction as we do, they’ve taken a much better look at what’s happening with alcohol and drugs in schools than we have.

For example, and average of more than 10,000 kids were sent home for alcohol or drug abuse every year for the last four years because they were drinking or taking drugs. When you take off weekends and holidays, that adds up to about 50 kids a day being sent home.

They also found that about 1/2 million kids under 18 years old (their legal drinking age) are served in bars.

And, perhaps the most shocking statistic – 47% of kids who drink admit having been involved in criminal activity.

Bearing in mind that kids who drink or take drugs early in life are likely to continue as they get older, that’s what the country’s looking forward to.

In the U.S., the situation is no different. And their kids becoming one of those kids is a risk parents take every day when they send their kids to school. And it starts early. Often by grades 7 or 8.

If these kids were gotten into an addiction treatment center for help before they were allowed to continue in school, the other kids would be a lot safer. And it would send a very strong message to parents and kids that alcohol and drugs are not acceptable.

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