Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

“The most important problem in America is drug abuse.”- Richard Nixon The House I Live In is an eye-opening documentary that informs people of what the war on drugs truly is. The black community has been the initial target of the war on drugs (drugs and drug abuse). This is something that is very hard for me to understand because the white community are the ones who brought the drugs over in the first place, and minorities are made to suffer. Also, higher powers put so much focus on people, that…

Denying American citizens the use of forbidden narcotics and blocking both import and export of any illegal substances, the United States war on drugs is an attempt from government officials to safeguard the public from the use of illegal narcotics. This drug war has had a presence in American history since 1971 when President Nixon addressed the nation stating, “America 's public enemy number one in the United States is drug abuse. In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to…

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…

Prohibition has been tried countless times and every time it’s been tried, it has led to unintended consequences like an increase in organized crime, incarceration to name a few. Our drug policy currently follows the crime-control model which leads to policies that emphasize the criminal justice system 's arrest and punishment of the offender as the means of deterring crime and repressing criminal behavior. Mandatory minimum laws are an example of this ridiculous high sentence for a non-violent…

these two drugs basically infested street crime was because the street level of crime is committed by drug gangs or by dependent drug users. They do certain things in order to support their habits. Street crimes relating to drugs can occur in any part of the U.S’ wealthy or poor. The book mentioned that “Cities with high unemployment, especially youth unemployment, leave many seeking alternative way to use their talents and ambitions” (Textbook, 128) This can refer to possibly dealing drugs,…

The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986(Pub L. 99-570) is a legislative policy, it was introduced by congress and signed into law by the President. (Civic Impulse). This policy was implemented on October 27, 1986 and it was amended on November 18,1988. This act was created to increase federal efforts in ending the “War on Drugs”, enforcement of federal drug laws and intercepting illegal drug cargo. Also, it helped to provide drug prevention and education to help with drug treatment and rehabilitation…

congress, President Nixon compares narcotics deaths in New York in 1960 to those of 1970, to illustrate the need for an increased concern of narcotic use in America. “In 1960, less than 200 narcotic deaths were recorded in New York City”. By 2011, an average of 110 Americans died each day as a result of drug use. In the last 45 years, each administration has attempted different approaches to combating drugs in America. In 2010, President Obama launched the National Drug Control Strategy as a…

example, an officer deploys a bait car to catch a car thief or poses as a buyer who is seeking illegal drugs to catch a drug dealer. There are many different techniques used in a sting operations. “The most common technique for sting operations directed at drug dealing in various environments is the reverse sting, also called a ‘buy-and-bust’ (Lyman).” For instance, an officer pretends to be a drug dealer and sells to a customer to catch a person participating in illegal activities or poses as…

The Effects of Drugs on Teenagers Addiction is considered a brain disease that develops over time resulting from repeatedly using a drug, and for some becoming a lifestyle. Consequences may include the seeking of drugs, craving them and use that could potentially destroy a person’s function in their family and in society. Illegal drugs being mostly used by teens nowadays are marijuana, heroin, and cocaine. Considering these drugs are illegal in the United States, people cannot just go and buy…

In Jeffrey A. Miron’s Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition, he discusses the current battle with the regulation and legalization of drugs in the United States and provides an analysis of the problems associated with prohibition. One important aspect of this book, which makes it an excellent, read and economic analysis of prohibition is that he plays both sides of the coin, providing arguments for both prohibitionists and people in favor of the legalization. However, his main point is…