Substance Abuse Is On The Rise, More Teeth Needed By Authorities To Stop It

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Dealing with substance addiction can be very difficult, if not, downright challenging and it would pay to know what the five most addictive substances are and how we can develop a strategy to overcome it.

Normally when you talk about drugs, you refer to substances that are commonly used – mostly drugs and narcotics- and despite the ongoing massive education and awareness programs, millions of American are still hooked to these.

A research team headed by Professor David Nutt from the University of Bristol, compiled the five most addictive substances known to man and the impacts it can generate if abused.

1. Heroin. Professor Nutt and his team ranked heroin first on the list as the most addictive drug. They used a scale to determine the amount of addictive potential and heroin scored 2.5 out of 3 points.  Heroin allows the brain’s dopamine levels to reach as high as 200% in American test subjects…like mice. It has also been reported that heroin ranked second as the most harmful substance in terms of harm and damage it has caused.
2. Alcohol. This is second on the list, since alcohol is legal for sale in the US and UK, it was ranked as the second most addictive substance, because it involves the amount of substances that causes uncontrollable activity. Dr. Nutt and his team scored it 2.2 out of 3.
3. Cocaine. A derivative of the coca plant, cocaine is a hallucinogenic drug and is believed to have a direct effect on the brain, as well. Crack cocaine has also been named the third most damaging drug.
4. Barbiturates. These drugs are often considered as downers. Unlike the other ones mentioned on this list before, they actually cause users to fall asleep,
5. Nicotine. It is the main product of tobacco and cigarettes. It is the substance that is produced when someone puffs on a cigarette.

Substance abuse has been increasing over the years and authorities continue to struggle containing the problem, especially since vast amounts of drugs continue to arrive through the country’s shores from other nations.

A recent report by the National Institute on Drug Abuse indicated that substance abuse has been responsible for the losing around $700 billion every year due to costs related to lost work productivity, health care and criminality.

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