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In New Jersey there has been an increase in the use of the drug heroin. “ The use of the drugs cocaine and crack among seventh and eight graders has doubled in three years, from two to four percent” (Star ledger 98). A survey was taken and it showed that “forty–six percent of students said they drank alcohol, which was a drop of three percentage points; eleven percent used marijuana, this was a drop of one percentage point; and a percent used inhalants, and increase of one percentage point since 1995” (Star Ledger 98). “About seven percent of New Jersey’s seventh and eight grade graders have used cocaine and six percent have tried crack before” (Star Ledger 98). “About forty-three percent-consumed alcohols’s, twenty-two percent used marijuana, and nineteen percent have tried inhalants” (Star Ledger 98). “Attorney General Peter Verniero said the statistics are “encouraging and the state’s efforts are on the right track” (Star Ledger 98). “We need parents and officials to admit there are a drug problem”(Star Ledger 98). Substance Abuse creates problems in the society such as crime, Premature deaths, and breaking up of homes. These factors hinder the progress of a society. It take