Just as the government can not force Americans to not eat too much cholesterol because it leads to heart disease, the government should not hold a drug control policy over Americans as well. ... Money is the driving force behind much of the crime and the violence that accompany drugs. ...
Introduction The role of spirituality in addiction recovery is a vital one. Following acceptance of an addiction, and detoxification from that substance, spirituality is what helps patients stay clean and not return to using. Spirituality in addiction recovery refers to a higher power, of in...
The data for 1997 reveal, " that respondents arrested in the past year for possession or sale of drugs and driving under the influence had the highest percentage of illicit drug use [during] the past year" and that " illicit drug users were also about 16 times more likely than non [drug] users to report being arrested and booked for larceny or theft" and "..[were] more than 14 times more likely to be arrested and booked for such offenses as driving under the influence, drunkenness, or liquor law violations, [along with] more than [nine] times likely to be arrested and booked on assault charge[...
At first the supply and demand reduction strategies were grounded in the traditional deterrence model: Though legislation and criminal penalties, individuals would be discouraged from using drugs; by setting an example of traffickers, the government could force potential dealers to seek out other economic pursuits. ...
