The most widely used illicit drug in the United States is:
a. alcohol.
b. heroin.
c. cocaine.
d. marijuana.
ANS: D
Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the United States. The oldest and most widely used psychoactive drug in the world is alcohol.
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