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 …showed first 75 words of 565 total…

…showed last 75 words of 565 total…telling people to stop doing drugs. There are also billboards, radio, newspaper articles, putting warnings on the back of legal drugs incase people don’t know what will happen to them if they use that particular drug. One billion dollars a year is spent to help stop drug use and abuse. There are also places to go where people can get help and there is even people to call if they want to talk. (Ericson)