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Drug abuse is when someone uses a drug for pleasure or to get high. Drug addiction occurs when someone has become dependent on a drug and cannot control whether, how, when to use it, or how much. Whether a child tries a drug once or repeatedly, drugs have deadly consequences.Risk Factors for Drug UseDrug use develops over time. These are some general factors that may place a teen at risk: Too little parental supervision Lack of communication between parents and childrenParental alcohol or …

Alcoholism is one of the most common addictions affecting Americans. The problem of alcoholism is so widespread that it is a leading cause of death among adults and teenagers. The link between criminal behavior and alcohol is so strong that courts, government agencies and probationary programs often require convicted offenders to submit to periodic alcohol testing to ensure they are not violating the terms of their probation or court sentence to refrain from alcohol use.What the statistics …

The US makes up 5 percent of the world’s population and consumes approximately 80 percent of the world’s prescription opioid drugs.Many people take prescription medications responsibly, however, an estimated 18 million people have misused such medications at least once in the past year.What is prescription drug abuse?Prescription drug abuse includes everything from taking someone else’s prescription painkiller for your backache to snorting or injecting ground-up pills to get high. Drug abu …

Businesses in many states are adopting policies that make smoking a reason to turn down job applicants. Their rationale is that they seek to increase worker productivity, reduce health care costs, and promote healthier lifestyles.The policies come after many have already implemented softer efforts like banning smoking on company premises, offering cessation programs, and increasing health care premiums for smokers, which have not been powerful-enough incentives to quit.No reliable data on …

Drug testing is the evaluation of urine, saliva, hair, blood or other types of biological sample to determine if someone has been using drugs. Drug testing is frequently done when applying for employment, especially for positions that may involve federal transportation, airline industries, railways, hospitals, and other workplaces where public safety is of the utmost importance. However, workplace drug testing is now standard in general for many U.S. employers to reduce drug abuse, safety …