1. Adolescent Drug Use
... area school system surrounding appropriately recognizing and treating adolescents struggling with substance abuse. The greater Los Angeles area is comprised of a myriad of different neighborhoods; each unique in its composition. Orange County and Malibu are predominantly white and considered affluent. Yet the Los Angeles Unified School District says that it is comprised of 71.4% Hispanic, 12.4% African American, and .6% White, with ... % of the district's students eligible (due to low socioeconomic status) for free lunch programs.1 The LA Times reported in 2001 that concerns were growing...
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