For so many varied and complicated reasons, people of all walks of life come to a point of abusing the use of drug substances where they think that using it can help them solve their problems. Drugs, alcohols and tobacco are some of these things. But for the most part, drug abuse has been the toll amongst it all where millions of people have been seen in hospitals and emergency departments as well as jails and prisons. So this article will help you determine the various types of substance abuse.

First off there is what we call the cocaine where it has been considered as one of the most powerfully addictive stimulants. It is also labeled amongst those very engaged to it as “crack” which is referred to as its street name. It is named that way since it produces a crackling sound by the rock as it is heated. It is said to be abused by means of snorting, injecting and smoking. These methods are dangerous enough since it could lead to other rigorous health fiascos and might increase the risk of acquiring AIDS and other infectious diseases.

Then we have the so-called LSD or Lysergic Acid Diethylamide which has been known as undetectable amongst drug tests which is the prime reason why most individuals who are under the influence of drug addiction make use of it severely. But what they don’t know about this is the fact that LSD addiction has been one of the causes of pharmacological fatalities. A shocking survey was revealed that a high degree of suicides have also been reported due to LSD that started in the year 1950’s and up to the present. Such a high dose of LSD can radically change the behavior of a person making them alter their perception of reality and with such delusional behavior.

Next up we have alcohols which are also considered to be as one of the most common substances that are abused especially from the younger generations. Probably due to some peer pressure that some people are forced to drink. Some do it all for social acceptability and it has been no doubt a proximate cause for accidents such as drinking alcohol while driving. It has affected a large population particularly teenagers where it was supposed to be stressed out that throughout United States the legal drinking age must be 21 years old and above. However, the recent survey of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse shows that 80% of high school students have tried alcohol.

Lastly, we have marijuana which is also a common and an inexpensive drug where the method of abusing it is usually via snorting or inhaling. Consequently, those that are smoking pots are extremely exposed to its active ingredients such as nicotine and other harmful chemicals. Too much intake of it also causes distorted perceptions, difficulty in thinking and memory problems. This might even result to acute psychotic reaction or schizophrenia and will trigger to become a more serious state if one would still continue using it without regard for the long term consequences it might affect the user.