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…that encompasses a continuum of behaviors from severe abuse to total abstinence, and acknowledges that some ways of using drugs are clearly safer than others. One example is alcohol. Drinking a glass of wine a day can help clean the blood and be beneficial to the heart…

…skills, and what other drugs it may lead to. Marijuana can really mess you up, your performance in school, sports and other activities will suffer if you’re high.4 Marijuana is a dangerous gateway drug leading to the use and abuse of heavier substances…

…drugs are chemicals that can change perceptions and moods the abuse of these drugs. Drugs such as depressants, which can slow body functions, stimulants, which can arouse body functions, and hallucinogens distort perceptions, these altered perceptions…

…a syringe that has already been used, and where there is no medical help available? In today’s society drug use in is a major problem, and is an ever-increasing one. More and more people from all walks of life are resorting to abusing drugs for a number…

…attitudes towards drug abuse and in family patterns In the long run, society determines what is regarded as drug abuse and, in this respect, the attitudes and values of society are subject to change. In the late 1960 s, in certain areas of the world, drug taking…

…Prison Drugs and crime over the last ten years have increased for women, at about twice the rate of drug use in men. In 1999 a survey of inmates in state correctional facilities, the percentage of women in prison for a drug offense exceeded…

…to receive the overflow of 'glucose' (Enc. of Drug&Alch. Abuse).         Glucose naturally induces the production of the neurotransmitters dopamine and seretonin. This is commonly referred to as a 'sugar rush', so as the cocaine enters the dopamine…

…and substance abuse. Prostitution and drug abuse go hand in hand. A study in “Pathways to Prostitution: A Chronology of Sexual and Drug Abuse Milestones” found that drug use was reported by prostitutes almost 4 times more than non-prostitutes in the survey…

…the reality of life on life's terms and hide in a world of self-destruction with the use and abuse of drugs. From the causes of, to the effects brought forth, there is a way out of active addiction. The disease of addiction can be brought on from many different…

…, which absorb the drug through the skin (2). Pyramiding is a method of use where the drug is taken in a six to twelve week cycle. The dosages are increased throughout the cycle and then decreased back until none are taken (Kowalski 2). Many abusers believe…