Toledo faces many problems nowadays, but there 's a bigger problem that Toledo has been facing lately. The big problem that Toledo faces now is drug and alcohol abuse. The most common drugs you hear about in Toledo, Ohio is heroin, cocaine and china white. China white is a mixture of the drug heroin and the narcotic fentanyl. These common drugs along with alcohol is a common problem anywhere, but this is the biggest problem that Toledo faces right now. Drug and alcohol abuse can lead to many things, and it commonly leads to negative outcomes.There are several solutions to stop drug and alcohol abuse before it happens or even after they have started using drugs and or alcohol. There are very severe impacts when someone misuses drugs and alcohol.
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Along with the education of the negatives aspects of drug and alcohol abuse, family, friends, supports, or even people have gotten help and are now clean could raise awareness of the people who have lost their lives or even the people facing drug and alcohol addictions. The abuser could be put into classes after being caught under the influence after going to court. These classes would consist of group and individual support depending on the classes that the person prefers to participate in. But will the classes and awareness be enough to get the abuser to not want to use drugs and or alcohol again? Will this prove how negative drugs and alcohol abuse is to the abuser and even to the family and friends that …show more content…
The parole officer will be able to drug test the people who are suspected of using drugs before or even after court. There was a group of police officers that came up with the program Drug Abuse Recognition (DAR). But there is a problem when it comes to drug testing while people are on parole. “She took him into custody and conducted a urine test to show presumptive results of drug presence. However, the test showed that THC was not present in the urine specimen. The probation officer tested the sample using a Drug-Check K2/Spice test, which came back positive. By recognizing the signs of drug use, the officer was able to act immediately and determine which substances the person was using” (Graves). “THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the chemical responsible for most of marijuana 's psychological effects. It acts much like the cannabinoid chemicals made naturally by the body” (Bradford). Many think it 's a genius idea to drug test people who are on parole, but they don’t think about how much this may cost. The costs of drug tests are going to rise once they know things like this are, in effect, causing more money to be used for these drug tests. All of these solutions are great and are all effective, but only for some people. The best solution is to go to a treatment or rehabilitation center and get help
Along with the education of the negatives aspects of drug and alcohol abuse, family, friends, supports, or even people have gotten help and are now clean could raise awareness of the people who have lost their lives or even the people facing drug and alcohol addictions. The abuser could be put into classes after being caught under the influence after going to court. These classes would consist of group and individual support depending on the classes that the person prefers to participate in. But will the classes and awareness be enough to get the abuser to not want to use drugs and or alcohol again? Will this prove how negative drugs and alcohol abuse is to the abuser and even to the family and friends that …show more content…
The parole officer will be able to drug test the people who are suspected of using drugs before or even after court. There was a group of police officers that came up with the program Drug Abuse Recognition (DAR). But there is a problem when it comes to drug testing while people are on parole. “She took him into custody and conducted a urine test to show presumptive results of drug presence. However, the test showed that THC was not present in the urine specimen. The probation officer tested the sample using a Drug-Check K2/Spice test, which came back positive. By recognizing the signs of drug use, the officer was able to act immediately and determine which substances the person was using” (Graves). “THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the chemical responsible for most of marijuana 's psychological effects. It acts much like the cannabinoid chemicals made naturally by the body” (Bradford). Many think it 's a genius idea to drug test people who are on parole, but they don’t think about how much this may cost. The costs of drug tests are going to rise once they know things like this are, in effect, causing more money to be used for these drug tests. All of these solutions are great and are all effective, but only for some people. The best solution is to go to a treatment or rehabilitation center and get help