Drug abuse

Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions, all of them relating to the use, misuse or overuse of a drug for a nontherapeutic effect. Some of the most commonly abused drugs include alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, cocaine, methaqualone, opium alkaloids, and minor tranquilizers. Use of these drugs may lead to criminal penalty in addition to physical, social, and pyschologic harm.{{an|mosby}} Other definitions of drug abuse fall into four main categories:

External links

• National Institute on Drug Abuse, Part of US National Institute of Health. Focused on research of drug abuse and addiction.
• American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Focusing on the pre-clinical, clinical, pharmacological, administrative, and social aspects of substance misuse, this journal provides an exchange of ideas between the various modalities involved in the study and treatment of drug abuse and alcoholism.