This week’s fax from the Center for Substance Abuse Research at the University of Maryland focuses on”how addictive” different drugs of abuse may be. The fax reports rates of discontinuation, continued use without dependence and dependence for most major drugs of abuse. These data can help us to answer the question of “how addictive” are various recreational drugs.
Alcohol & Marijuana Have Highest Rates of Continued Use in the Year After Initiation; Heroin & Crack Cocaine Have Highest Rates of Dependence
Source: CESAR, University of Maryland
