A pressing question stands for illicit drug use in the United States: why are these drugs labeled illicit even illegal? Drugs such as marijuana, heroin, cocaine, and most pills are termed illegal simply because the United States government believes that these drugs affect our bodies in the most terrible ways. The problem occurs when we can connect social problems between crime and drugs. According to Drugs, Crime, & Contemporary Perspectives, the use of drugs is connected to crime rates in the United States and around the world. It is believed that people commit crimes because of the effects of drugs.
This evidence may include prescription medication (Savage & Freed). The collecting, identifying, and preservation of illegal drugs as crime evidence can cause some possible issues. There are so many different types of drugs out there and it seems that people are constantly finding ways to create
The two are related by specific common causes which include temperamental causes, parental alcoholism, antisocial personality behavior and poor relationships with parents. Additionally, sub-cultural norms that lead to street behavior, to some extent, also facilitate illegal drug use as well as criminal behavior. Illegal drug use can also be caused by poor environmental conditions. These include poor and densely populated neighborhoods which lack social capital and increased number of sporting events and bars that increase the number of motivated offenders and suitable targets (Fraser, & Moore, 2011, p. 173). There are three models which tend to explain the ways in
Drug Addiction in Adolescence Abstract “Drug addiction is a dependence on an illegal drug or medication” (Merriam-Webster’s, 2000). Once one was addicted, it becomes the focus in that individual's life. The purpose for this paper was to learn and understand the positive and negative outcomes involving drug addiction in the lives of adolescence. Drug addiction in Adolescence was a continuing problem across the United States. There were many reasons an adolescent will try and even abuse different types of drugs and possibly alcohol; some of them included peer pressure, boredom, and curiosity and/or family problems such as parents going through a divorce.
Keywords: multiculturalism, substance abuse, counseling, race, ethnicity, diverse, minority Multiculturalism and Substance Abuse Counseling One of the most common problems faced in the United States today involves individuals who battle addictions with drugs and alcohol. Due to the fact that substance abuse affects all aspects of an individual’s life, most human services processionals, including substance abuse counselors and other mental health professionals, will encounter this issue with a
In other words, there is a human being behind the addiction, one who entered this world just like everyone else, but for some reason, or many reasons, got caught up and trapped in the world of addiction along the way. In this essay, I will visit the general area of drugs and alcohol addiction, including its definition, characteristics and its effects on the addicted persons, their families and many more besides. Also, I will address the specific topic of alcoholism and relate this to my personal experience. So what is this disease that often causes people to be labelled in such a way and frequently results in these human beings being stigmatised and sometimes, even ostracised by society? The Oxford dictionary explains addiction as “the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity” and it defines an addict as” a person who is addicted to a particular substance, typically an illegal drug:” These words only go a little way in describing an illness that affects multitudes of people, directly, and multitudes more indirectly.
Affects of Drug Abuse According to Berger (2008), drug abuse is the ingestion of a drug to the extent that it impairs the user’s biological or psychological well-being. Substance use, misuse, or the enslavement thereof can result in monetary issues not merely for the family and friends of the individual abusing the substance but the company for which the individual works also takes a major hit. The negative consequences that impacts the individual who attempts to perform their job while under the influence of any mind altering drug is staggering. The website for the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (n.d.)[NCADD] estimates that drug abuse costs employers $81 billion annually. According to the NCADD (n.d.) the following job performance and workplace behaviors may signal possible workplace drug issues: Job Performance •Inconsistent work quality •Poor concentration and lack of focus •Lowered productivity or erratic work patterns •Increased absenteeism or on the job “presenteeism” •Unexplained disappearances from the
Whilst the focus has been on how alcohol related illnesses can affect the middle aged, binge drinking is increasingly of concern, affecting bot teen agers and younger adults, and becoming an all too frequent way to spend a night out. In addition to alcohol-related crime and many
It is apparent to some that drug, alcohol, and tobacco use is glamorized on the big screen. This causes officials of the federal government to question where the downside to substance abuse is. There is an unglamorous side to substance abuse. People have slurred speech, hangovers, and getting into trouble with the police is a big problem with substance abuse (Riechmann 19A). If movies are going to portray drug use, they should also show the bad side to substance abuse.
These programs have been designed to change offenders’ view of drug use, attitudes, values, and expectations that maintain antisocial behavior (cite the bok). The programs that have been created for the inmates to help them deal with their addictions have been set up target the criminogenic needs of high risk offenders’ including substance abuse, antisocial attitudes, and self control. These programs have been set up to be developed and maintained by staff, with an ongoing monitoring of antisocial behaviors within treatment units, and positive reinforcement (cite the bok). The staff members in these treatment programs have at least an undergraduate degree or some type of training in criminal behavior and offender treatment (cite the bok). Another characteristic of these treatment programs is the relapse prevention strategies that provide skills in anticipating and avoiding problem situations (cite the