Arresting The Menace of Drug Abuse

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The paper discusses how in the United States, drug and other substance abuse has been a persistent problem for many years. The paper describes how this type of abuse has not only an immediate impact on the health of the user, but also has several far reaching consequences for the user and his family. The paper discusses the usage of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines. The paper shows how studies have revealed a gradual decrease in drug abuse among the general population, because of the commitment shown by teachers, parents, counselors, the state and the users themselves. The paper concludes that one hopes this trend will continue and the menace of drug abuse can be arrested, at least to a certain extent.

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"Several studies have been carried out on the subject, in the hope of finding a permanent solution to the grave problem, but none have been able to achieve great success. For example, a group, 'Monitoring the Future Study' has been making attempts to track the problem of drug abuse among high school seniors, from 1975 onwards. In the year 1991, the group started to survey even eighth and tenth graders to study drug abuse among this younger population. It was discovered that in the graduating class of 1996, about 50.8 percent of the students had used an illicit drug by the time they reached their senior year of high school, and this was indicative of a continuing upward trend of drug abuse, from a 40.7 percent in the year 1992."

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