Drug abuse can be defined as the excessive use of drugs that can be harmful to the individual or to others, which is associated with social, behavioral, physical and job-related problems. Inhalants drugs (e.g., glue, cocaine) are volatile drugs whose inhalation may induce psychoactive and/or mind-altering effects. Stimulant drugs (e.g., cocaine, amphetamines) are drugs that excite body functions by accelerating the activity of the central nervous system (CNS), while depressant drugs (e.g., alcohol) slow down the CNS. Neonatal abstinence syndrome occurs when a neonate withdraws from certain drugs (usually opioid drugs which interact with opioid receptors) to which he/she was exposed before birth. Finally, designer drugs (e.g., ecstasy, ketamine, LSD) are drugs synthesized in illegal labs which are commonly known as “club drugs” because they are often used and sold in nightclubs.
There are more earthquakes on the West coast of the United States, because the boundaries of the North American, Pacific, and Juan de Fuca tectonic plates are located there. As the edges of the plates slide past or are forced under each other, the movement creates earthquakes
