Talk:Drug use

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Laurel Bush 11:29, 13 July 2005 (UTC).

Above written when article redirected to Recreational drug use.

Laurel Bush 09:21, 14 July 2005 (UTC).

Now that the drug page is destroyed, it makes more sense to redirect to recreational drug use again. --Thoric 06:43, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

All drug use is recreational? I dont think so. Laurel Bush 10:12, 21 November 2005 (UTC).

No, but the drug disambiguation page isn't even specific only to drugs. We need a new drug page.

Called Drug (substance), perhaps? Laurel Bush 12:56, 22 November 2005 (UTC).


Below is an small arcticle that you might find useful.

Drug abuse occurs when a person's use of a drug interferes with his or her daily life. Usually people use drugs to treat medicial conditions. However, drug abusers do not use drugs as medince but as a way of coping with loneliness, boredom, or other nonmedicial problems. Drug abuse can lead to physicial dependence, or psychology depence. Although many people abuse illegal drugs such as cocaine or heroin, most drug abuse in the U.S occurs with legal drugs such as alcohol, nicotine, inhalants, and prescription drugs.

Alcohol is a drug that slows down the central neveous system. It interferes with thinking and movement.

Tobacco contains nicotine, a stimulant that smokers find pleasent and realxing. However, nicotine is highly addictive. Tobacco can cause lung cancer, heart dieases, and other illnesses.

People who abuse inhalents sniff substances such as glue or cleaning fluids. A person inhalents feels giddy. Inhalents can coat the lining of the lungs, resulting in coma or even death.

Prescription drugs are drugs ordered by the doctors's command.

Drug abuse can result in poor school or job performance. SSBM Pro 03:13, 15 May 2007 (UTC)SteveNash11