What are some of the most frequently abused drugs in the United States

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Drugs are used either for therapeutic or recreational purposes and may be legal, illegal, or undesignated. Drug addiction has two essential characteristics, which are increased tolerance and withdrawal. In the United States, use of alcoholic beverages is considered an accepted part of the dominant culture. Abuse of alcohol may cause health problems, accidents, and family problems. Many Americans smoke, and people who do not smoke may be harmed by environmental tobacco smoke. Prescription drugs benefit millions of people, but some become dependent. Over-the-counter drugs are subject to abuse and can be dangerous if not taken as directed. Many also use illegal drugs including marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines (“uppers”), depressants, narcotics such as heroin, and hallucinogens. Sociologists using an interactionist framework believe that drug behavior is a learned behavior. Those who follow the functionalist perspective believe that increased drug abuse results when social institutions no longer keep deviant behavior in check. From a conflict perspective, people in privileged positions criminalize the drugs that are abused by the poor and powerless. All sociologists acknowledge the biological connections to, and implications of, biological/physiological addiction regardless of processes of learning, structural/functional imbalances, or economic and power issues that may be a part of the processes leading to drug addiction.