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"People are not addicted to alcohol or drugs, they are addicted to escaping reality"

Drug abuse is one of the most serious challenges being faced by the contemporary societies. It is a multifaceted phenomenon with combined effects of social, familial and psychological factors. It is a behavior whose manifestation depends upon the complex drug-individualsociety relationship and which is deeply rooted in the socio-economic-cultural fabric of the society. To understand the concept of drug addiction it is foremost important to learn the meaning of a drug. This chapter systematically deals with the terminologies, concepts and theories related to drug addiction.