even murder. In today's American society, violence is more prevalent now then

ever. Annually, we see violence statistics rise and are left to wonder why.

Each year 1 person out of every 40 is the victim of a violent crime. Everyone

wants to find an answer a problem that is in great need of solving. But where

do we look to find the answers? What causes people to behave in a violent

fashion? There are several factors that will cause people to act violently.

Maybe if we explore the reasons for the behavior, and address these issues, we

Drug and alcohol abuse in this country has always been around, but

recently numbers are hitting all time highs. From 1992 to 1995, drug use among

teenagers almost doubled. Drugs and alcohol are both mind altering agents which

cause people to do things that they would not normally do or intensify the

emotions that they feel. I believe that many violent acts are due to people

being under the influence of some type of narcotic or alcohol.

In a survey conducted in the University of Tennessee for the Department

of Health, the effects of drug abuse on violence

are ignorant to ideas that they don't know about, people with different

threatened. We must help children who are victims through counseling programs

family member or is treated violently may grow to think that this behavior is

and race riots. Some, who were peaceful, like Martin Luther King, were cold

patterns they had learned at home. This shows how violence can also be a

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