Part one of term paper
Drug abuse is commonly defined as the harmful, non-medical use of a mind-altering drug. The constant misuse of such drugs can lead to poor health and to personality and behavioral problems. Some people use the term drug abuse of refer only to problems with illegal drugs. Other people include the harmful use of illegal drugs, even ones pres ...

Part two of term paper
... also make it difficult to distinguish between the accepted use of certain drugs and the abuse of those drugs. Alcoholic beverages have been used by people in many societies for thousands of years. Yet alcohol is one of the most widely abused drugs. The regular use of certain drugs causes dependence and the use of the drug becomes a habit that is hard to break. Drug dependence is both psychological and physical. Psychological dependence involves a craving for the psychological experience a ...