When the subject of drug use is addressed, most individuals think about the abuse of narcotics - yet the topic of drug use spans a whole plethora of different categories, including legal and illegal consumption of substances. ... The population of drug users includes a wide variety of different peoples as well, one can see the use of drugs spans across a spectrum of people of various backgrounds. Other aspects relating to the frequency of drug use by individuals can also demonstrate how diverse the population of drug users is, as well as it brings up the issue of differentiating between using,...

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It is now one of the most widely used illicit drugs in the world. ... The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 placed all illicit and prescription drugs into five "schedules" (categories). ... That perception led to an increase in Brown 6 overall drug use by young people, according to the "National Household Survey on Drug Abuse." Among those 12 to 17 years old, 11.4 percent reported using some illicit drug within the past month when they were surveyed last year, compared with 9 percent in 1996. ... Marijuana is popular because many teens don't see it as a dangerous drug. ...

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However, in today's society it's categorized as an illicit, illegal substance. ... Classified as a Schedule I drug, cannabis belongs to the most restrictive categories for psychoactive drugs in the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) five categories. Drugs in this category meet three criteria: the drug has high potential for abuse; the drug has not therapeutic value; the drug is not safe for medicinal use. ... The quantities of the drug patients would be allowed to posses would be limited. ... Compared to other drugs, dependency on marijuana is rare. ...

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