Value_judgment Substance_abuse

this diagram depicts correlations among usage of 18 legal , illegal drugs: alcohol, amphetamines, amyl nitrite, benzodiazepine, cannabis, chocolate, cocaine, caffeine, crack, ecstasy, heroin, ketamine, legal highs, lsd, methadone, magic mushrooms (mmushrooms), nicotine , volatile substance abuse (vsa). usage defined having used drug @ least once during years 2005–2015. colored links between drugs indicate correlations |r|>0.4, |r| absolute value of pearson correlation coefficient.

philip jenkins suggests there 2 issues term drug abuse . first, constitutes drug debatable. instance, ghb, naturally occurring substance in central nervous system considered drug, , illegal in many countries, while nicotine not officially considered drug in countries.

second, word abuse implies recognized standard of use substance. drinking occasional glass of wine considered acceptable in western countries, while drinking several bottles seen abuse. strict temperance advocates, may or may not religiously motivated, see drinking 1 glass abuse. groups condemn caffeine use in quantity. similarly, adopting view (recreational) use of cannabis or substituted amphetamines constitutes drug abuse implies decision made substance harmful, in minute quantities. in u.s., drugs have been legally classified 5 categories, schedule i, ii, iii, iv, or v in controlled substances act. drugs classified on deemed potential abuse. usage of drugs correlated. example, consumption of 7 illicit drugs (amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, legal highs, lsd, , magic mushrooms) correlated , pearson correlation coefficient r>0.4 in every pair of them; consumption of cannabis correlated (r>0.5) usage of nicotine (tobacco), heroin correlated cocaine (r>0.4), methadone (r>0.45), , correlated crack (r>0.5)