Parents have been instructed to talk to the children about drugs. They have been offered pamphlets and videos to help with these discussions. This educational information discusses the use of marijuana and other illegal drugs.
HIV is a worldwide epidemic that is strongly related to drug use. More than one million people in the United States have HIV, and one in four of those people don’t even know about it. Around the world, it’s estimated that there are over 50 million people with this condition. What does HIV have to do with drug addiction? Drugs have been a contributing factor to the spread of HIV since the beginning. This includes both injection and non-injection drugs.
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According to the National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, the number prescriptions written by doctors went up by 154 percent from 1992 to 2002. Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in the United States, particularly among teens. The same study showed that in 2003, 9.3 percent of teens admitted to prescription drug abuse within the last year. This was a dramatic 212% increase from the numbers found in past research.
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Whether they realize it or not, every single person in the United States is affected by drug abuse and alcoholism on some level. Of course, family, friends, and the addicts themselves have their lives changed by drug and alcohol abuse. Whether or not you personally know someone who suffers from an addiction problem, many of these issues negatively affect society as a whole. This is one reason why individuals should be encouraged to seek addiction treatment in a rehab center rather than be judged harshly for their behavior.