... substances. Types of Abused Substances There are many levels of substance abuse and many kinds of drugs, some of them readily accepted by society. Legal Substances Legal substances, approved by law for sale over the counter or by doctor's prescription, include caffeine , alcoholic beverages (see alcoholism ), nicotine (see smoking ), and inhalants (nail polish, glue, inhalers, gasoline). Prescription ... Triangle- : primarily in Myanmar), SW Asia (primarily Afghanistan and Pakistan), and Latin American (primarily Colombia). The opium gum is converted to morphine in labs near the fields...

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... percentage of population: 1.2 per 100,000 in the Netherlands (1994); 8.2 per 100,000 in the U.S. (1995). Per capita spending on drug-related law enforcement: $27 per capita in the Netherlands; $81 per capita in the U.S. Quotations about Netherlands marijuana studies: "Fear of apprehension, fear of being ... use [and] that the total prohibition approach is costly [and] ineffective as a general deterrent." - L. Atkinson and D. McDonald. 1995. Cannabis, the Law and Social Impacts in Australia . Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice 48. The United States The U.S war on drugs place...

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... drug problem through counseling and medical treatment. Because of the newly created dilemma of prison overcrowding, intertwined with the increasing harsh punishments for drug offenses, such as the "three strikes" law and mandatory minimum sentencing, another ramification of the war on drugs emerges. Prisons must somehow deal with the issue of overcrowding, as a result, more and more prisoners are being ... Corporations like UNICOR, and others, the Correctional Corporation of America and Wackenhut are increasingly emerging. These prisons are contracted by the Federal government and run b...

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... seed, stems, and chemicals. To understand why hemp is illegal, it is necessary that we take a look at the law prohibiting hemp today. The law that prohibits hemp is called the "Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970". The Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970, ... (Public Law 91-513), overhauled the nation's drug regulation apparatus. Title II of the law, known as the Controlled Substances Act, established criteria for determining which drugs should be controlled, mechanisms for reducing ... unemployed police officers. During Prohibition, being a police officer wa...

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... example, in 1996, authorities seized 55 pounds of heroin at the Texas border town of Del Rio; in July 1997; 19 pounds of heroin were seized from a smuggler near Edna, Texas. Traffickers often conceal their heroin in public transportation vehicles or privately owned motor vehicles; carry it on their bodies, externally or internally; or send it via commercial ... the mainland. For additional information about this program, see the "Marijuana Eradication" section. A trend toward indoor marijuana production in the United States is largely due to successful drug law enforcement efforts to curt...

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... some of the advantages of implementing a plan like mine, many others like lowering hard drug use were not discussed(but presented in the graph below). Our country is no where near perfect and there is a national deficit. The billons wasted fighting this war that has only gotten worse and worse every year could be better spent cleaning our environment, improving our ... +) 1998 vs. 1997 5% 2.5% Lifetime prevalence of heroin use (ages 12+) 1998 vs. 1997 1.1% 0.3% Incarceration Rate per 100,000 population 1997 vs. 1996 645 77.3 Per capita spending on drug-related law enforcement 1997 vs. 19...

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