WMSN-TV: Teenagers and Addiction
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It's an all too familiar story -- young people hooked on substances that destroy their lives and tear apart families. But there is hope.
In a focus on health special report, Fox 47 talked with three people who are pulling themselves from the brink.
In telling us their stories, they say recovery is long, painful, but worth every sober minute.
Every day, in our neighborhood, people are abusing drugs. And they start when they're young.
A 2008 report from the Department Of Health Services says 37% of Wisconsin teenagers
tried marijuana and 23% took prescription pain relievers for non-medical purposes
Connor, 16, started drinking at age 12 -- soon he was smoking pot and abusing prescription drugs.