The statistics which have been compiled define young people to be between the ages of 12 and 17. In New Hampshire alone, 17,000 of the young people in the state revealed that they have taken the drug marijuana at some point in the previous year via a survey which was compiled by the National Survey of Drug Usage and Health (data compiled between 2004 and 2005). This disturbing figure means that more than one in every ten teenagers in New Hampshire has consumed marijuana in the past twelve months.

 Another question which the National Survey of Drug Usage and Health uses to establish the situation in a state is how many young people have consumed an illegal substance in the past month. Out of the 17,000 young people who have consumed a drug like marijuana in the past year, 10,000 youth confessed to using a drug illegally within the past month - suggesting that there are thousands of youth who are proactively taking drugs on a regular basis.

 Because of the way more and more people are beginning to become introduced to drugs at an exceptionally young age, there are fears that the overall number of people who need treatment for a fully-blown addiction in the future could rise significantly in New Hampshire, in line with other states (some statistics from other states even revealed that half of 12th-graders in the area have abused an illegal substance at least once, providing a stark warning for the future).

 Some of things which are being done to raise awareness of how dangerous drugs can be to young people are performed by organisations which aim to inform youth of the dangers that are associated with the reckless consumption of illegal substances. For those who do not receive treatments as soon as possible, there is every opportunity that they could begin to suffer the long-term consequences of exposure to dangerous substances at an unusually early age than when put into contrast with statistical averages.

 Some data has even shown that a child who has parents taking drugs could be more likely to be vulnerable to abusing illegal substances themselves at some point or another. This comes as children who are in the vicinity of methamphetamine labs are seen to be at a very high risk by the authorities (2005 saw two children saved from such dangerous environments).

Irrespective of a person's age, there are a lot of things that a Christian rehab in New Hampshire can do for the people that are admitted into their care. Some believe that the younger the age of the person admitted, the more chance they have in overcoming the difficulties of a dependency once and for all without having to endure the pressures and challenges that older people face.

 It's believed that on the most part, young people fall into the nasty situation of being addicted to drugs because the substance abuse they committed in social situations simply spiralled out of control. Parents are being urged to keep an eye out for any warning signs which can suggest that their offspring are taking illegal substances, as then something can be done to prevent the young person that they brought up losing control and experiencing extreme health problems.

 The clock is ticking for those who are taking drugs, and it can be a dangerous game regardless of how old or how young a person is. With club drugs like Ecstasy, which are some of the most common drugs consumed by youth, there are additional risks because of the way that some drug dealers mix the addictive chemicals that addicts seek with other potent ingredients like tranquilisers.

 Due to the fact that the drug trade is illegal, the drugs which are being vended across New Hampshire to young people are unsolicited and unmonitored. It could be said that those who are not getting the help they need could be in a lose-lose situation - if the drugs they are taking aren't dangerous counterfeits, they could be powerful and authentic substances which could end or severely affect their lives.