Addiction is similar to other chronic diseases. Like heart disease, drug addiction can be prevented and treated successfully. If left untreated, however, its effects can last a lifetime.
Courtesy National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health
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- Drug Usage Among Teenager remains high, largely due to increasing popularity of marijuana
- New synthetic drugs are a cause for concern, but their use is not increasing
- Positive trends in the past several years include reduced use of inhalants and less use of cocaine, especially crack cocaine.
- Fewer teens smoke cigarettes than smoke marijuana.
- Other forms of smoked tobacco are becoming popular, however