distribution of narcotics. Drug trafficking charges are very serious, and anyone convicted of these crimes can find themselves facing years or decades in prison. Though the severity of the penalties associated with the drug trafficking convictions varies widely by state, all states set forth severe penalties for the distribution of narcotics. “The United States has been in an ill-defined, undeclared, but highly publicized ‘war’ against illegal drugs for more than 40 years” (Newman, 2017, p.…
randomly drug tested. About 570,000people die in the U.S. due to drug use. That makes it to more than 480,000 deaths related to tobacco, about 31,000 due to alcohol, nearly 22,000 due to overdose from illegal drugs, and close to 23,000 due to overdose from prescription pain relievers(teens, NIDA for). Students should be randomly drug tested because drugs give students advantages in sports, a lot of students get bored of their life, teens are hiding it from their superiors, and random drug…
Joshua Lyon is the author of this biography titled Pill Head. It is one of the several books Natalie Varghese had left for me once she had moved out of my home. I promise you though with this book you would never get bored. In the broad subject of drugs, the literature we have read never really just goes out there and blurts it out, but he also talks about his sexuality and the city life in a style and approach that remind me of Mothers and Sons, and the Hours. On the count of my personal…
In fact during 1986, “Reagan issued the National Security Decision Directive 221, which designated narcotics a national security threat” and to deal with this “threat” he budgeted 1.7 billion dollars to control this cocaine epidemic (Marcy, 87). Reagan adamantly believed that the only way to gain results and end the cocaine influx, not just in Los Angeles…
prime example of the drug war’s backward logic is its distortion of the basic economic principle of supply and demand. The federal government funnels vast resources into criminal justice and interdiction policies intended to reduce the supply of drugs, while neglecting treatment and education strategies that could help reduce drug demand (Supply and Demand, 2015). This particular spotlight on supply decrease has neglected to control composed wrongdoing syndicates and subdue drug exchange related…
Proulx, B. B. "Drugs, Arms, and Arrowheads: Theft From Archaeological Sites and the Dangers of Fieldwork." Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 2011. In this article, Proulx presents the findings from a recent study of archaeological site looting, which mainly focuses on international selling of obtained artifacts, illegally. The author touches basis with the fact that this is a major problem going on worldwide and countries in the Middle East such as Egypt, Turkey, and Syria have a lot…
ethnic groups come in contact with drugs. Upon interaction, politicians and the media perpetuate the dangers of drugs and its influence on people’s behaviors and crime. By creating drug scare, politicians initiate legislative policies that tackles said drug interactions to gain support. Drug policies are derived from hysteria and fear. Which results in the mass incarceration of minority groups as a means of control and suppression in society. The idea of drug policy first came about in the…
terms “War on drugs” was coined by U.S President Richard Nixon on June 18, 1971 to refer to the campaign for the prohibition of drugs, military intervention and military aid all aimed at not only defining but also reducing the trade of illegal drugs. The initiative has for decades included setting drug policies intended to discourage the production, he distribution as well as the consumption of drugs of what the United Nations and participating government’s term as psychoactive drugs. The United…
Drug legalization must occur, not for the sake of the addict, but for the future of America. Certainly, the money invested in the current drug enforcement policies, do not indicate an acceptable return on results or a clear path for resolution. As a result; escalating prison populations, swelling cartel profits, and civil liberty violations dominate urban landscapes. Undoubtedly, any dialogue centering on legalization, must include healthcare reforms and positive social engagement for youth…
not been the case for recreational drugs. The laws currently in place restrict the use of recreational drugs. In this paper, there will be a discussion about what drug liberalization is, what liberalization would look like in Canada, the pros, and cons of this change, and what policies are currently in place that affects recreational drug use. For the sake of understanding,…