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In-depth profiles of drug related topics. Read first-hand accounts from experts and former addicts, find the latest statistics, and review relevant news articles.

• HEROIN
  Heroin is the most abused and rapidly acting of the opiates. Learn more about this highly addictive and dangerous drug.



• DRUG TREATMENT
  Get the latest facts on drug abuse treatment.
  
  
• SPORTS & DOPING
  Get the latest facts on the link between athletics and performance enhancing drugs.
  
  
• METHAMPHETAMINES
  From metropolitan cities to the Midwest, this highly addictive drug is becoming very popular. Find out what the buzz is all about.



• WOMEN AND DRUG ABUSE
  Learn what separates the girls from the boys when it comes to drug use and addiction.
  
  
• ECSTASY & CLUB DRUGS
  Separate the facts from fiction surrounding Ecstasy and other club drugs.
  
  
• DRUG USE AND RISKY BEHAVIOR
  Mixing drugs with sex can lead to serious consequences. Find out more about this risky combination.
  
  
• DRUGS and the COURTS
  Learn how the legal system handles drug offenses.
  
  
• TEENS & INHALANTS
  Get informed about the dangerous drugs found in every home - inhalants.



• EATING DISORDERS & DRUGS
  Attempts to lose weight or bulk up can put youth at risk for eating disorders and substance abuse. Get the skinny on the connection.



• EMERGING DRUGS
  Khat and ya ba - two drugs commonly abused overseas - are gaining popularity in the United States. Read more about these newly emerging drugs.



• MARIJUANA & YOUTH
  Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug among youth today. Find out how it affects them both physically and mentally.



• DRUG CARTELS
  Get inside the world of drug cartels and see how they smuggle drugs, the impact they have on local communities, and the violence associated with their trade.



• DRUGS & THE INTERNET
  Worldwide, drug traffickers are increasingly taking advantage of encrypted e-mail and other Internet technology to sell their stashes, launder money and trade tips and techniques.



• TEENS, MENTAL HEALTH & DRUG ABUSE
  Between 30% and 60% of drug abusers have concurrent mental health diagnoses. Find out more about these dueling disorders.



• TEENS & DRUG TREATMENT
  Read first-hand accounts of teen substance abuse and the grueling road to full recovery. Through research, interviews and experts, find out exactly what it takes to get teens back on track.
  
  
• DRUGS & TERROR
  Learn more about the link between the drug trade and terror.