According To Teenage Research Unlimited, 51 Percent

Diabetes Occurs At Twice The Rate In The African American Community As It Does In White Americans.

As Of 2002, Two Million Latino Adults Had Been Diagnosed With Diabetes.

According To The National Institute On Drug Abuse, The First Use Of Alcohol Typically Begins At Age 12.

African Americans Make Up About 13 Percent Of The U.s. Population But Comprise 32 Percent Of Patients Treated For Kidney Failure, Giving Them A Kidney Failure Rate That Is 4.2 Times Greater Than That Of White Americans.

Twenty Million More Have Chronic Kidney Disease, Where Patients Experience A Gradual Deterioration Of Kidney Function, The End Result Of Which Is Kidney Failure.