Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Essays

“Here is the solution to the American drug problem suggested a couple years back by the wife of our President: Just say no” (Kurt Vonnegut, Bluebeard). Crystal meth users in Hawaii is not a recent problem. It started in the late 1970s, but since then, the number of people smoking “ice” has steadily increased. In 2002, more than 2,730 people sought treatment for their crystal meth addiction (“Drug Epidemic”). Social workers have predicted that if crystal meth use keeps on increasing at the…

There are five classifications of major drugs that are use illegally in the US. Class I, or highest offense type drugs involve marijuana, heroin, opioids, hallucinogenic substances, peyote, mescaline, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), and others. This class of drugs is classified as having high potential for abuse, has no currently accepted medical uses, and lacks accepted safety standards for use under medical supervision. Class II, involves cocaine, opium, oxycodone, methadone, morphine,…

police and Michigan state attorney general say some of their cases of human trafficking happen on Mackinac Island. Human trafficking--mainly labor trafficking--has occurred in this area right here in our own homeland; human trafficking can happen anywhere and affects those that are most vulnerable. Although human trafficking is a complex social problem that preys on society 's most poor and vulnerable, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act hopes to address prosecution for traffickers and…

*My paper is going to be about drugs and I’m going to have a different take on what Milton Friedman thought about drugs. Friedman said that we should legalize drugs in the united states. I think that we should drugs illegal. Drugs have been in the united states and have been illegal for quite some time. The only exception has been alcohol and prescription drugs. Should drugs be legalized or stay illegal? Drugs should be illegal due to what it can cause. Drugs can cause people to hurt…

Illicit Drug Legalization: Could that be an option to improve our society? Drug legalization has been considered one of the most complex social issues in the U.S. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there was an estimated 9.2% of the American population using illicit drugs, which means an increase from the 8.3% in 2002 (NIDA). Drug consumption and its effects is related to crime, public health, terrorism, and economic issues according to Romero, the Brazil bureau chief for The New…

group of people who share a common objective of engaging in illicit activities in order to gain income. This has been advanced by the recent technological innovations and globalization. They can carry out these crimes at the national level or globally through a structured and disciplined system, whereas crimes related to drug emanate from either the use of drugs or the need to get these drugs or sometimes getting involved directly in these drug activities leading to committing of crimes.…

Public authorities, phycologists, and doctors have recently been immersed in combating the newly developed Deep Web, a secret, little-known easily accessible resource in purchasing illegal drugs and pharmaceuticals. This backdoor allows for users to purchase illicit products without being caught through a shroud of encryption. “The Onion Router” (TOR), is used as the primary source of camouflage for users, concealing an individual’s IP address. TOR makes finding the identity of users almost…

Celebrity drug overdoses continue to make the news, and they are appearing to become commonplace. Any overdose is tragic, but people often overlook those that are happening close to home until they or someone they know is personally affected. Any time an individual is facing one or more drug charges, he or she needs to obtain an attorney immediately, as the consequences of a conviction can be devastating. The death of Prince was very upsetting and could be tributed directly to an overdose, but…

ethical theory to be applied to the topic of human trafficking is Deontology. First, the argument against human traffickers specifically to contemplate whether those individuals who are receiving favors from traffickers have the rights to put others into a situation whether the other person in harm or in danger. For instance, there are estimates of trafficked victims to have experienced the dark side of human trafficking each year from these illicit activities such as sexual exploitation,…

Every year there is a new “it” drug such as Xanex, marijuana, promethazine, and so on. There are actually more drugs that the youth could be exposed to. An examination of late overviews and exploration puts the extent of the illicit U.S. drug market at $200 billion to $750 billion every year, with most gauges coming in the middle of $400 billion and $500 billion. The investigation additionally found that the present decade has logged into the heaviest medication use per individual every year in…