Drug Abuse FAQs

The following are the most frequently asked questions about drug abuse, compiled by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

The following are the most frequently asked questions about drug addiction treatment, compiled by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Answers to the most frequently asked questions about cocaine abuse and addiction.

These drugs can disrupt a person's ability to think and communicate rationally, or even to recognize reality, sometimes resulting in bizarre or dangerous behavior.

Although many parents are appropriately concerned about illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and LSD, they often ignore the dangers posed to their children from common household products

These questions compiled by the National Institute on Drug Abuse are the most asked by teens concerning marijuana.

Since 1991, lifetime marijuana use has almost doubled among 8th- and 10th-grade students, and increased by a third among high school seniors.

The abuse of methamphetamine is an extremely serious and growing problem.

Since the 1950s, some athletes have been taking anabolic steroids to build muscle and boost their athletic performance.