The longer participants remain in treatment; the greater the reduction in criminal activity.

• Alcohol use is most prevalent among pregnant women 24 years age or younger.
  

• There is a direct correlation between teen sex and the use of drugs and alcohol.
  

• Alcohol and drug use increase vulnerability to sexual advances.
  

• A 1994 study conducted by the Rand corporation found that while law enforcement efforts to seize illicit drugs do little to reduce supply; treatment measurably cuts demand.
  

• A 1994 study by the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (CALDATA) found that illegal activity in the state dropped by 43.3 percent after treatment; the longer participants remained in treatment, the longer the reduction in criminal activity.
  

• An Illinois study which followed ex-offender for two years after they participated in a treatment program, found that they committed significantly less crime than other offenders.
  

• Everyday some 385 California girls between the ages of 11 and 19 discover they are pregnant.