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Drug abuse is common in people suffering from Psychological disorders (depression, anxiety, ADHD) , people facing adversity in life and increased stress levels or responsibilities they feel unable to manage, and people who have experienced trauma such as sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. Grief also can cause someone to abuse drugs.
People with certain personality traits such as impulsivity are more prone to use drugs, though this does not occur in every case.
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What drug has the largest area of abuse?
Alcohol is by far the most abused drug. It's also one of the few addictive drugs that people who 21 and over can buy over the counter. Most people do not view it as a drug, despite the devastating consequences of alcohol abuse.
How can drug abuse be pervented?
By not doing drugs
What are the preventions of drug abuse?
Not doing drugs.
What is a recommendation for drug abuse?
A recommendation for drug abuse? .... how about don't do drugs. You'll get aids, get pregnant, and then die.
Which drug abuse involves most risk of infection with hiv?
Needle sharing for drug use involves the most direct risk of infection with HIV. People exchanging sex for drugs are also at high risk.
Which country is leading in drug abuse?
Do you mean the country that has most drug abusers, or the country that is doing most to eradicate drugs? If the former, it's probably the USA.
What is the rate of drug abuse in Britain?
Every 5 out of 30 people take drugs leaving Britain with more than 3 million people taking drugs
Other drugs in the narcotics classification?
a narcotic is a drug you can get high from. they are drugs of abuse and addiction.
Will methodone show up in a drug test?
If it is tested it will show up. Most "drugs of abuse" panels do include it.
How many people die over drug abuse?
about 1500 people i suggest if your taking drugs stop before it's to late
what is drug abuse and what are the example of drugs?
The definition of drug abuse is the habitual use of drugs to alter mood, emotions or state of consciousness. Some of the drugs that are abused most often are opiates like oxycontin, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, alcohol, nicotine, barbituates (sleeping pills), MDMA, ecstasy and steroids. Eventually drug abuse can lead to organ damage, addiction and other medical issues.
How is drug abuse different from substance abuse?
These terms are often used interchangeably, however, substance abuse is a slightly broader category than drug abuse, since some of the substances that people abuse are not really drugs, such as glue, solvents, etc., which people may inhale in the hope of getting some kind of high.
