Having my granddaughter's teenage birthday party at the house got me to thinking about drug abuse in USA....

The following list is comprised of picks for the top 10 misused drugs in the world today: (by streetdrugs . org click link for details)

TOBACCO
www.streetdrugs.org/tobacco.htm biggest killer (400,000 deaths/year)

ALCOHOL
www.streetdrugs.org/alcohol.htm most widely abused legal substance

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
www.streetdrugs.org/prescription.htm dangerously addictive, rising in popularity

methamphetamine.htm
www.streetdrugs.org/methamphetamine.htm labeled an epidemic problem by the press

MARIJUANA
www.streetdrugs.org/marijuana.htm most widely abused illegal substance

MDMA (ECSTASY)
www.streetdrugs.org/mdma.htm little research on long term effects, still popular

CRACK COCAINE
www.streetdrugs.org/crack.htm cheap, destructive drug making a comeback

HEROIN
www.streetdrugs.org/heroin.htm highly addictive drug making a comeback in some areas

STEROIDS
www.streetdrugs.org/steroids.htm horrible side effects, the toll they're taking on athletics

INHALANTS
www.streetdrugs.org/inhalants.htm abuse is on the rise among youth again