Drug Abuse
Also called: Substance abuse
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Drug abuse is a serious public health problem that affects almost every community and family in some way. Each year drug abuse causes millions of serious illnesses or injuries among Americans. Abused drugs include
Drug abuse also plays a role in many major social problems, such as drugged driving, violence, stress, and child abuse. Drug abuse can lead to homelessness, crime, and missed work or problems with keeping a job. It harms unborn babies and destroys families. There are different types of treatment for drug abuse. But the best is to prevent drug abuse in the first place.
NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Commonly Abused Drugs Charts
(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - Drug Addiction (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Drug Facts
(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - Faces of Change: Do I Have a Problem with Alcohol or Drugs? (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDF
- Understanding Drug Use and Addiction (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- What Is Addiction? (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- Innovative Programs Help Addicts Get Off Opioids (12/21/2016, HealthDay)
- Drug Overdose Deaths Climb Dramatically in U.S. (12/20/2016, HealthDay)
- Use of Needle Exchange Programs Up Dramatically in 10 Years: CDC (11/30/2016, HealthDay)
- More News on Drug Abuse
- Signs of Drug Use and Addiction (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- Do You or a Loved One Have a Drug Use Problem? (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- Drugs of Abuse Testing (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- CDC Vital Signs: HIV and Injection Drug Use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, and How It Can Help You (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDFAlso in Spanish
- Drug Addiction Treatment in the Criminal Justice System (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Seeking Drug Abuse Treatment: Know What to Ask (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- What Is Substance Abuse Treatment? A Booklet for Families (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDFAlso in Spanish
- What to Do If Your Adult Friend or Loved One Has a Problem with Drugs (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Intervention: Help a Loved One Overcome Addiction (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Alcohol Abuse: Taking Medicines Safely after Alcohol or Drug Abuse Recovery (American Academy of Family Physicians)Also in Spanish
- Biology of Addiction: Drugs and Alcohol Can Hijack Your Brain (National Institutes of Health)
- Does Addiction Run in Families? (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- Drugged Driving (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- Effects of Drug Use (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse: Intertwined Epidemics (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- How to Identify Drug Paraphernalia (Drug Enforcement Administration)
- Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Should You Talk to Someone About a Drug, Alcohol, or Mental Health Problem? (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDFAlso in Spanish
- Take Action against Hepatitis C (for People in Recovery from Mental Illness or Addiction) (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDF
- Hallucinogens (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- Narcotics (Drug Enforcement Administration) - PDF
- Synthetic Cathinones ("Bath Salts") (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- Synthetic Drugs (a.k.a. K2, Spice, Bath Salts, etc.) (Office of National Drug Control Policy)
- DEA Multi-Media Drug Library (Drug Enforcement Administration)
- Identifying Drugs (Drug Enforcement Administration)
- Why Are Drugs So Hard to Quit? (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- Age- and Gender-Based Populations (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Room Visits (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- FastStats: Illegal Drug Use (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Nationwide Trends (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Nearly 40 Percent of Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Report Alcohol-Drug Combinations (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDF
- Other Specific Populations (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Research Reports: Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Substance Use and Mental Health Estimates from the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health-Overview of Findings (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDF
- Substance Use in Women and Men
(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - Treat Jail Detainees' Drug Abuse to Lower HIV Transmission (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hallucinogens (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Drug Abuse (National Institutes of Health)
- NIDA Notes (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Services Locator (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- National Institute on Drug Abuse Also in Spanish
- Partnership at Drugfree.org (Partnership for a Drug-Free America)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Drugs and Young People: MedlinePlus Health Topic (National Library of Medicine)Also in Spanish
- Bath Salts (Nemours Foundation)
- Mushrooms (Nemours Foundation)
- Helping Yourself Heal: A Recovering Man's Guide to Coping with the Effects of Childhood Abuse (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDF
- Helping Yourself Heal: A Recovering Woman's Guide to Coping with Childhood Abuse Issues (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDFAlso in Spanish
- Substance Use in Women (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish
- Drug and Substance Abuse (AGS Foundation for Health in Aging)
- Drug abuse (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Drug dependence (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Toxicology screen (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
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