What is the most commonly used illicit drug?

If you guessed marijuana then you are correct. People may not think that marijuana may harm them because some see it as an "herb" this however is not the case. Marijuana can cause just as much harm as any other illicit drug.

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http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/DrugFact/marijuana/marijuana_ff.html

Gender Relapse

People always think that gender does not matter but, gender does matter to relapse. Some people think that once a person is out of treatment they are can live a normal life this however, is not the case when relapse can be around the coroner. Read the article to see which gender is the most successful at preventing relapse.

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http://www.drugabuse.gov/nida_notes/NNVol13N4/Relapse.html

Steroid Addiction

Some drugs have a street reputation of not being addictive. But substances can be addictive in different ways. Anabolic steroids have been featured in the news lately, and new research sheds light on their addictive nature.

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http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Steroids/anabolicsteroids5.html

Drugged driving a new risk.

A new hazard to traffic safety is drugged driving. It has come up in recent years that now people are not only drinking and driving but they are taking illicit drugs and driving. It is important to understand that drugged driving is just as dangerous as drinking and driving. A person still goes through impaired reaction time, perception, and coordination as if they would be if they were intoxicated.

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http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/driving.html

The Science of Addiction

Addiction can be a hard issue to understand. Some people do not know how the addiction can take over an individuals life in everything that they do. This article will help you understand the scientific perspective of addiction from its begining stages of addiction to its treatment.

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http://www.nida.nih.gov/scienceofaddiction/

Does Your Teenage Daughter Shop at Claire's?

Retail store Icing by Claire’s which has 3,000 stores in the US and Europe, now sells flasks with charming, girlish designs. These stores where its sales target girls 17 and under glamorize underage drinking with cute flasks. Labesls specify that flasks are designed to carry alcoholic drinks and they should not be used for juice.

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More Evidence That a Lower Drinking Age Won't Solve Binge Drinking

Binge drinking is a phenomenon that knows no national borders. Although proponents of lowering the drinking age often cite Europe's relaxed laws around youth and alcohol as an example of how to teach kids to drink "responsibly," new evidence shows that when it comes to teens, there is no responsible drinking.

French hospitals report a dramatic increase in alcohol-related admissions to their emergency departments. One addiction specialist attributes the rise in binge drinking to the breakdown of family supervision and the ever-lower ages of initiation into drinking, with kids as young as 13 gathering to binge drink.

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http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2008/french-youths-pick-up-bad.html