Essays on Drug Addiction

There are many types of addiction including technology and gambling, but the most dangerous and prominent addiction today is drug abuse. Nowadays, people are experimenting with drugs at a much younger age, therefore, affecting a large amount of the population. Addiction is a significant, worldwide…

Michelle Alexander The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness2010 In The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander states that the War on Drugs and the subsequent mass incarceration is, as the title states, a revived version of Jim Crow. She does have…

In this study, the study population examined one hundred fifty four individuals. 92 of them were adults in drug courts, 34 juveniles in drug courts and 28 individuals in DWI drug courts. There were three measurements looked at; general recidivism, drug-related recidivism, and drug use….

In this study, the study population examined are juveniles who are terminated and those who graduated from drug courts. Researchers only looked at those that were Caucasian. The study was based only on male juveniles. Among this ethnicity, data looked at and included demographic measurements,…

In this study, the subjects (the study population) examined were 114 youths placed in drug courts compared to 204 youths on standard probation. There were three ethnicities looked at; White, Black and Hispanic. Researchers looked at sex; whether the juvenile was a male or female….

The use of cocaine has been on a rise in the United States. Between 1980s and 1990s this epidemic has had a tremendous impact on the criminal justice system. This prevalent drug has affected society socially, physically and psychologically; causing violence and crime. “As a…

Introduction Drug abuse is one in all the highest issues attempt the state these days particularly among the youth. abuse is that the improper use of medicine, Incidences of drug and alcoholic abuse and connected anti-social behavior have enormously hyperbolic in recent years. This has…

Youths are known for their invincibility psychological complex, that is, the world is their oyster and as such there is so much fun to enjoy as they look ahead in life. Drugs usage is one of the popular way that youth of today tend to…

Drug Abuse/Addiction This paper describes why there is interest in the research on drug abuse and addiction. This paper reflects on a Health People 2020 objective to describe the population, organization focus, and policies that exist. Grading Rubric Description of the Topic Most persons are…

Drugs are a concept people treat in two opposite ways. Others have deified them by believing that it is magical to bring them to other levels of happiness, and others have tragically made them believe that every drug will send you directly to death. However,…