Drug Abuse
Drug abuse is a huge problem in the United States. The amount of people using drugs is increasing drastically with people starting or trying illegal substancesat a younger age. Drug abuse is the over use of legal and illegal substances. The abuse of drugs is the number one health related problem. (Ericson) According to a survey on drug abuse in 1998 showed that 78 million Americans older then the age of eleven have used an illegal drug. The same survey was conducted in 2000 and there were about 87 million Americans over the age of eleven that have used an illegal drug. That is 9 million people increase in just two years. The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) had said there were 527,058 drug problems in hospitals in 1997. In three years the amount of drug problems in hospitals increased to 601,776. Statistics say men use drugs more than women do in the Un
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Approximate Word count = 599
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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