### drug:

Drug abuse
* affects all aspects of our lives
  - sectors of society and countries at all levels of development
  - an addict in other adverse ways
  - other psychosocial, economic and behaviourial dimensions
* affects the entire family as well as friends and colleagues
  - individual, the family and the whole community
* alters the normal state in two ways.
* bad habit that destroys communities, families, and lives.
* biopsychosocial disease.
* can affect any woman
  - also cause hardship and pain to family, friends, co-workers, and anyone else nearby
  - be a factor which interferes with educational goals of youngsters
* can compromise a teen's mental, emotional and physical development
  - an adolescent's mental and emotional development
  - have serious legal consequences
* can lead to drug dependence or addiction
  - other risky behavior
  - progress to addiction in susceptible individuals
  - range from experimental or social use to dependency and addiction
* chronic problem.
* common link between youth and gambling addictions.
* consequence of something else that has happened in their lives.
* continues to be a great concern to law enforcement
  - subject of major concern for the international community
  - ravage our communities, our schools and our children
* destroys families, communities, and lives.
* disorder of the whole person, affecting some or all areas of functioning.
* drains the physical and moral strength of America.
* erodes public safety because it is often linked to crime.
* form of hedonism, so the hedonism is what is punished
  - witchcraft
* global problem affecting all countries and all levels of society.
* growing problem in Burma.
* has a certain set of signs and symptoms.
* has a major impact on schoolyard crime
  - workplace crime
  - significant impact on tax dollars
  - widespread effects
* highly prevalent though often undetected condition.
* huge problem for our society.
* impacts morale, lowers productivity and increases health care costs.
* increases women's risk of being assaulted.
* inflicts a high cost on society as a whole.
* interferes with motivation and increases exposure to criminal lifestyles.
* is also a growing problem among the young.
* is an absolute disqualifying factor in diving training as well as employment
  - epidemic among our young people here in the United States
  - increasing problem among post-abortive women
  - indication of dysfunction within family sub-systems
  - offense, at the federal level
  - dangerous and can lead to death
  - definable only in terms of societal disapproval
  - dependent on supply and demand
  - everywhere
  - initiated at an earlier age than in the past
  - misuse
  - often a lifetime bondage for the abusers
* is one of the common reasons a security clearance is denied to applicants
  - most common factors leading to a child's entry into the welfare system
  - primarily a health and social problem
  - relatively rare in Cyprus
  - seen merely as a symptom of a greater illness
  - so strong and prevalent in today's society
  - spread among all social strata in Israel
  - studied from a holistic health perspective
  - the misuse or overuse of a drug, including alcohol
* major problem within the American workplace, just as it is within society at large.
* means the voluntary abuse of drugs - i.e. where people choose to do so.
* national problem and a target of a nationwide program.
* poses a serious threat in the business community for employers and employees alike
  - to the health and well-being of both individuals and society
* problem many young people face.
* problem that affects every community in America
  - lies in the workplace, but also effects our society
* puts any doctor's patients at risk, regardless of any concurrent bipolar disorder.
* reality throughout the world.
* remains relatively mild in Cyprus and is concentrated among the young and tourists.
* repudiation of everything America is.
* serious problem across the country
  - in our society
* serious problem plaguing more and more of our people
  - young people every year
* serious, continuing illness.
* tends to get worse over time
  - increase along with the number of crimes committed
* tragedy and a sickness.
* widespread problem that affects people from all walks of life.
+ Cantons of Switzerland
  * Drug abuse is an offense, at the federal level. Punishment is usually 1 to 3 years, but can also be only a fine. Also in light cases, the police can say that there will be no fine. This has led to the fact, that in each canton, this law is applied differently. In one canton, smoking a joint will mean a fine, in another, it can mean a prison term.