Drug Abuse Drug abuse is the nonmedical use of a drug that interferes with a healthy and productive life. Drug abuse occurs from the rich to the poor and among young people as well as adults. Any drug may be abused, including alcohol and medications prescribed by a doctor. After continued use of certain drugs, some people develop drug dependence. Drug dependence can be psychological, physical, or both. A person with a psychological dependence craves …showed first 75 words of 1480 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1480 total…opiate addicts can be beneficial. Disulfiram is a drug used to treat alcoholism. It makes the user suffer flulike symptoms for several hours whenever alcohol is consumed. Nicotine skin patches can relieve a smoker's craving for cigarettes. Also detoxification is used. That is a treatment used to eliminate a person's physical dependence on a drug by eliminating the drug from the body. Bibliography Drug Abuse Drugs and the Body How to cope with Drud Abuse