Wilkie A. Wilson, Jr., PhD, a neuropharmacologist and research professor of prevention science at the Social Science Research Institute at Duke University, where he is also a faculty fellow at the Center for Child and Family Policy, both in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Wilson is coauthor, with Cynthia Kuhn, PhD, and Scott Swartzwelder, PhD, of Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy.
Here's a shocking statistic—90% of Americans need a drug just to get through the day. If they don't get it,…