Commonly Abused Drugs
Information about the most commonly abused drugs and substances.
Rates of Illicit Drug Abuse in the U.S.
An estimated 20.4 million people in the United States used some kind of illicit drug in the past 30 days, according to the latest government statistics. About 8.3 percent of all persons age 12 and over are involved in the use of illegal drugs or the nonmedical use of prescription drugs.
An estimated 20.4 million people in the United States used some kind of illicit drug in the past 30 days, according to the latest government statistics. About 8.3 percent of all persons age 12 and over are involved in the use of illegal drugs or the nonmedical use of prescription drugs.
Pictures of Commonly Abused Drugs
If you found illegal drugs in your child's room, would you be able to recognize it? Would you know the difference between harmless allergy medication and dangerous stimulants or sedatives?
If you found illegal drugs in your child's room, would you be able to recognize it? Would you know the difference between harmless allergy medication and dangerous stimulants or sedatives?
Death Risk Rises for New Injection Drug Users
People who recently began injecting heroin or cocaine face a risk of death more than three times higher than similarly aged people who do not inject drugs, researchers report.
People who recently began injecting heroin or cocaine face a risk of death more than three times higher than similarly aged people who do not inject drugs, researchers report.
Common Factors Cause Multiple Drug Use
Although marijuana use may precede use of other drugs of abuse, prevention programs may not be successful if they do not take into account the underlying biology that predisposes people to use multiple drugs.
Although marijuana use may precede use of other drugs of abuse, prevention programs may not be successful if they do not take into account the underlying biology that predisposes people to use multiple drugs.
Drug Profiles
Profiles of drugs and substances which are the most commonly abused in the United States, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse.
Profiles of drugs and substances which are the most commonly abused in the United States, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse.
How Do They Choose a 'Drug of Choice?'
New research suggests genetics and shared environment have little impact when it comes to selecting a particular illegal drug.
New research suggests genetics and shared environment have little impact when it comes to selecting a particular illegal drug.
Brain Receptor Switches Addiction On, Off
The discovery of a molecular "addiction switch" in the mammalian brain has the potential to control the addiction process in drug addicts, say University of Toronto researchers.
The discovery of a molecular "addiction switch" in the mammalian brain has the potential to control the addiction process in drug addicts, say University of Toronto researchers.
Drugs, Stress Cause Similar Brain Changes
Scientists from the Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco, have found that drugs of abuse and stress may trigger similar changes in brain circuitry.
Scientists from the Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco, have found that drugs of abuse and stress may trigger similar changes in brain circuitry.