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Arise from the European Study Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) integrated with those from the U.S. Keeping Track Of the Future Study revealed that American teens have high rates of illicit drug use when compared to European teenagers. On average, 18 percent of European students had utilized an illegal drug in their life times, compared to 35 percent of U.S.Given that 1999, the number of drug overdose deaths involving opioids in the U.S. has actually quadrupled, totaling over a half a million deaths throughout that period. While we now know more than ever about the dangers of substance abuse, it appears that this knowledge has failed to function as a deterrent.