The Drug Abuse Warning Network lists opiates among the four most frequently mentioned drugs reported in drug-related death cases.
Because individuals who take hypnotic medication to sleep often experience withdrawal from these drugs when they try and quit, they often become addicted to them and use them long-term for fear of going through withdrawal.
Many children of alcoholics and children of drug addicts will enter the foster care system at a very young age.
Use of hashish makes it harder to judge distances and react to signals and sounds on the road, playing a major role in car accidents.