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…Abstract Cigarette smoking is of interest to the National Institute on Drug Abuse both because of the public health problems associated with this form of substance abuse and because this behavior represents a prototypic dependence process…

…prevalent for men with PTSD were alcohol abuse or dependence (51.9 percent), major depressive episodes (47.9 percent), conduct disorders (43.3 percent), and drug abuse and dependence (34.5 percent). The disorders most frequently comorbid with PTSD among women…

…What is Methamphetamine? What are it's ingredients and it's effects on people? What is this drug's history? <Tab/>Methamphetamine is a very powerful stimulant drug. People make produce and distribute Methamphetamine illegally all over…

…There has never been a culture in the history of mankind that did not use some kind of drug. Today in America, the most commonly used (or abused) drugs are marijuana and alcohol. However, there is a critical difference between the two; Alcohol is legal…

…has been the fastest growing drug trend in recent years exceeding other popular drugs such as marijuana. Since its popularity is increasing in a rapid rate every year, ecstasy abuse is an issue that can no longer be neglected. Ecstasy is commonly used…

…Gillmore, Mary Rogers, et al. "Childrens Beliefs About Drinking." American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 24.1 (1998) : 131-147. Shields, Edgar W. "Relative Likelihood of In-season and Off-season Use of Alcohol by High School Athletes in North Carolina…

…and Substance Abuse, Rethinking Rites of Passage: Substance Abuse on America’s Campuses, Columbia University, New York, 1994. 15 National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs and the College Experience, Making the Link…

…the government on its new powers. Cannabis was still listed as a prescribed drug though it was rarely prescribed except to patients that were already drug abusers, and in 1971 its licence was revoked thereby prohibiting medical use altogether. There appears to be two…

…on the Safety of Medicines to advise the government on its new powers. Cannabis was still listed as a prescribed drug though it was rarely prescribed except to patients that were already drug abusers, and in 1971 its licence was revoked thereby prohibiting medical…

…a year of the onset of the epidemic, 20 percent of AIDS patients were found to be drug users. However, by 1988 that number increased in certain cites to one-third and one-half of all AIDS cases. Controlling the spread of AIDS among drug abusers is vital…