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Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction

NOTE: This is a fact sheet covering research findings on effective treatment approaches for drug abuse and addiction. If you are seeking treatment, please call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service at 1–800–662–HELP (4357) for information on hotlines, counseling services, or treatment options in your State. Drug treatment programs by State also may be found online at www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov.

Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking results in more than 443,000 premature deaths in the United States each year—about 1 in every 5 U.S. deaths2—and an additional 8.6 million people suffer with a serious illness caused by smoking.3 Thus, for every one person who dies from smoking, 20 more suffer from at least one serious tobacco-related illness.3

Anabolic Steroids

“Anabolic steroids” is the familiar name for synthetic variants of the male sex hormone testosterone. The proper term for these compounds is anabolic-androgenic steroids (abbreviated AAS)—“anabolic” referring to muscle-building and “androgenic” referring to increased male sexual characteristics.

Los esteroides anabólicos

"Esteroides anabólicos" es el nombre familiar para las variantes sintéticas de la testosterona, la hormona sexual masculina. El término correcto para estos compuestos es esteroides anabólico-androgénicos (EAA o AAS, por sus siglas en inglés). El término “anabólico” se refiere al crecimiento muscular que esas sustancias promueven, mientras que “androgénico” se refiere al aumento en las características sexuales masculinas.

El Spice (marihuana sintética)

El término “Spice” (que quiere decir “especias” en inglés) se usa para describir una variedad de mezclas de hierbas que producen experiencias similares a las de la marihuana (cannabis) y que se venden en el mercado como alternativas a la marihuana que son legales y “no peligrosas”. Se vende bajo diversos nombres incluyendo K2, marihuana sintética, fuego de Yucatán y llamarada solar en español, y fake weed, Skunk, Yucatan Fire y Moon Rocks en inglés.

Spice (Synthetic Marijuana)

"Spice" refers to a wide variety of herbal mixtures that produce experiences similar to marijuana (cannabis) and that are marketed as "safe," legal alternatives to that drug. Sold under many names, including K2, fake weed, Yucatan Fire, Skunk, Moon Rocks, and others — and labeled "not for human consumption" — these products contain dried, shredded plant material and chemical additives that are responsible for their psychoactive (mind-altering) effects.

Salvia

Salvia (Salvia divinorum) is an herb in the mint family native to southern Mexico. It is used to produce hallucinogenic experiences.

La salvia

La salvia (Salvia divinorum) es una hierba de la familia de la menta, nativa del sureste de México. Se usa para producir experiencias alucinógenas .

Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications

Some medications have psychoactive (mind-altering) properties and, because of that, are sometimes abused—that is, taken for reasons or in ways or amounts not intended by a doctor, or taken by someone other than the person for whom they are prescribed. In fact, prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are, after marijuana (and alcohol), the most commonly abused substances by Americans 14 and older.

Los cigarrillos y otros productos que contienen tabaco

El consumo de tabaco es la principal causa prevenible de enfermedad, discapacidad y mortalidad en los Estados Unidos.

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