According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the first use of alcohol typically begins at age 12.

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As of 2002, two million Latino adults had been diagnosed with diabetes.

Individuals with kidney disease who are able to obtain treatment early experience a higher quality of life and are able to maintain more of their day-to-day activities, including keeping their jobs.

Twenty million more have Chronic Kidney Disease, where patients experience a gradual deterioration of kidney function, the end result of which is kidney failure.

According to Teenage Research Unlimited, 51 percent of 13-15 year olds say they will be faced with making a decision regarding alcohol in the next three months.

Diabetes occurs at twice the rate in the African American community as it does in white Americans.