Discuss the patterns of drug use, including who uses them and how drug use spreads. What are treatment options?

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1. Drug use among Americans has stabilized or is declining somewhat, except for a few drugs, most noticeably marijuana.
2. Men are more likely to use drugs, and they use more of them than do women.
3. Drug use is found in all socioeconomic groups, although the type of drug used differs.
4. Drug use is a learned behavior that spreads through groups of peers.
5. Treatment options include (a) therapeutic communities and (b) methadone maintenance.

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