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Preventing and Combating Teen Substance Abuse
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Welcome to The Life We Live. We are a group of teenagers and adults in Gallup, New Mexico, a small town next to the Navajo Nation and the Pueblo of Zuni. We are all about preventing and combating teen substance abuse. Our mission is to change lives. |
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Our purpose is
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| young people by informing you about the risks and consequences associated with alcohol abuse and drug abuse and offering you concepts of what you can accomplish in your life. |
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What Kids at Gallup High
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| "The lifewelive web-site has the possible potential to be a really helpful and interesting website." |  |
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| "I would like to see more content than just links." |  |
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"Maybe add some statistics."
Our county has 23,556
youth under 18, with 50.8% of our children living
in poverty compared to 20.4% for the United
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States. Our crime rate is double the U.S. rate. A survey of substance abuse in our school system at 7th through 12th grade levels said that alcohol and marijuana are the drugs of choice for our youth. What is it like in your
town?
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Our state Department of Health gave
us the highest score of any county in our state for direct indicators of substance abuse. FACT: Teens are more likely to use alcohol or other drugs if their parents or the community they live in tolerate underage drinking or drug abuse. |
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| "I think people who use drugs and other stuff, they are not happy with their life. They do this because they think life is not fun, it's boring. They don't care about their future. They don't care about anybody. They are selfish. They don't think of how much their parents love them." |  |
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Does this sound true to you? CONTACT
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"This website is very helpful to young teenagers peer-pressured to use drugs and alcohol. Giving facts about risks and consequences involved when you get drawn into bad decisions." |
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| FACT: Teens who view alcohol and other drugs favorably are at greater risk of using these substances. |  |
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