Figure 2.7 is a bar chart indicating the percentages of youths aged 12 to 17 reporting that they had engaged in various antisocial activities one or more times in the past year. The chart indicates that 8.4 percent had attacked someone with the intent to seriously hurt them, 4.7 percent had stolen or tried to steal anything worth more than $50, 3.8 percent had sold illegal drugs, 3.6 percent had carried a handgun, 17.1 percent had taken part in a group-on-group fight, and 21.9 percent had gotten into a serious fight at school or work.

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SAMHSA, an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal Government's lead agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services in the United States.