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(i) Name, jurisdiction, link: Drug Diversion Program, Maricopa County, AZ https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JuvenileProbation/Probation/drugDiversion (ii) Main interventions description: The drug Diversion Program in Maricopa County in Arizona aims to reducing the drug presence and use among juveniles. By doing this, the program is giving these juveniles an alternative so they do not have to attend a formal court hearing or action. The drug diversions program aims to intervene in the…

Drug use has lead to the downfall of many professional and non-professional athletes. These athletes have fell off because of the drugs worsening their play or suspension or expulsion from their respective leagues or teams due to their drug use. Many people believe that drugs help with sports, but research has contradicted this. The careers of many pro athletes have backed up this research. The result of drug use in sports is negative and apparent and has even lead to the death of some athletes.…

decided that the fate of a drug addict lies in the ability to choose correctly between the choices of quitting their addiction or remaining a slave to it. Their worth in society is only gained when they decide to live sober but people seem to forget the struggle they go through to get to that point. In 2011 it was estimated, by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, that 4.2 million Americans from the age of 12 have used heroin once in their lifetimes (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2014).…

Firstly, legalizing drugs will increase addiction. A lot of individuals don’t comprehend on how others become addicted to drugs. They think that these individuals who use drugs lack sufficient responsibility to simply stop using drugs and end their addiction. In reality, what is drug addiction? “Addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences” (Volkow, 2016) The decision leading to taking drugs is…

Every year there are millions of people in the United States who abuse prescription drugs. According to the Internet site Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the United States, each day there are 44 people who die from an overdose of prescription painkillers (1). Over the past few years, ER visits and drug facilitation admissions have increased exceptionally from prescription drug abuse. These drugs are prescribed by a doctor for a patient and are purchased from a pharmacy.…

consumes 75 percent of the prescription drug supply (West's Encyclopedia of American Law). In 2012 the United States pharmaceutical industry spent $3.1 billion on advertising prescription drugs directly to consumers while making $300 billion (ProCon.org). Advertising influences many consumers to purchase products that they see, but many believe that companies should not be able to advertise drugs directly to consumers. Companies that produce prescription drugs should be able to advertise their…

Drug abuse has been reported in many countries for hundreds of years, including in the United States of America. Here in the United Stated, Drug abuse has been a problem from the foundation of the country. Opium and alcohol were some of the first substances that were used and abused in early American history. During the 1800s, developments in medicine led to the creation of morphine, codeine and cocaine. Initially, the drugs were unregulated and readily available. When it became clear that…

Drug Court Effectiveness and Recidivism of Participants According to the results from the 2013 Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring II (ADAM II) survey (2014), between two-thirds and three-quarters of all adults males arrested were at risk for drug dependence; as few as one-quarter had sought any type of treatment for drug or alcohol use. (p. xiv). Traditionally, the criminal justice system focused on enforcement and incarceration to reduce drug-related crime, but recidivism has remained high. An…

Alberto Beltran English 73x TTH 8-11 AM Professor Elizabeth Buchanan 04/14/2016 Drug Addicts Without doubt, drug addiction is accompanied by numerous social, mental and medical disorders. In the world there are people that think that being a drug addict is not dangerous. Be a drug addict or stay with a person that is addicted to the drugs in dangerous for some reasons. One of them is that if a person use drugs constantly in the future, it could cause problems with the health. According to…

Drug addiction in America is something that is frequently talked about, in movies, on television shows, and in simple everyday conversations. If there was a way to change that, and make addiction less common, then people should be jumping at the chance, but they’re not. Portugal has decriminalized drugs and their addiction rate has gone down, their people are healthier. If the United States even tried to do that, many people would be angry, but I believe that decriminalizing illicit drugs would…