What is the most abused drug in the U.S.A.?

Question

1. Tobbacco
2. Perscription Medicine
3. Acohol
4. Caffine

Thanks in advance

Oh and these were your choices sorry

Answer 1

If abuse is defines as the use of a drug in a way that is harmful and not beneficial then I'd say nicotine (tobacco).

There is no way to use it that is beneficial but not harmful.

Answer 2

1 and 3

Answer 3

Caffine

Answer 4

Drug abuse has a range of definitions, all of them suggesting disaproval at the use or overuse of a drug for a nontherapeutic effect . Leon Wurmser goes as far as to say "The term is so wide and imprecise, contains such a hodgepodge of clinical and social phenomena, and is so dependent on the bias of the observer, that a systematic study of its etiology would be as vast and comprehensive as an inquiry into the etiology of fever" . ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_abuse

For instance, you put tobacco on your list, yet tobacco is a legal consumer product, with no limitations on use other than an age limit. Even its health risks are statistical in nature, rather than assured (you simply cannot smoke enough cigarettes to guarantee killing yourself, which cannot be said for alchohol or most illegal drugs). All you can say is that if you smoke 10 cigarettes a day for 20 years you have a 0.2% chance of dying from lung cancer each year, vs. a 0.02% chance if you don't smoke. So simply adding this to your list implies some form of social interpretation of drug abuse.

That said, none of the above:
http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2001/pi1325.html

Marijuana

Answer 5

Rx for sure, Caffiene is given freely to tots as well, but Rx (look at Texas and HPV vaccination) takes the cake. Alcohaul and tobacco have terrible risks as well but so many surprises surprises (?) come from these Rx drugs like suicide,
dependency, brain damage, lack of oversight, surplus, marketing and pure ease. Not to mention that some people mix all four and its legal. Whats the long/short term effect and for everyone else?

Answer 6

Alcohol

Answer 7

My guess would be love, love is a drug after all. But since thats not on the list I'm going with Alcohol.

Answer 8

alcohol and nicotine are the most abused drugs in the usa

Answer 9

Caffeine.

Answer 10

Caffeine because even little kids are drinking soda/ice tea etc. with caffeine in it.