The urban crimes in Lembah Klang (the nature/ problems) Syndicate of Drug Abuse Since the last two decades‚ Malaysia has been undergoing accelerated urbanization. The recent rate of urbanization in Malaysia is 63% (EPU‚ 2006‚ p. 361) and predictable to be increase to 75% by the year 2020 (JPBD‚ 2006‚ p. 13). Urbanization often relates with increasing crimes in cities including Lembah Klang. According to Durkheim (2012)‚ crime is unavoidable and seen as normal part of everyday society. One of the
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Social Research on the Illegal use of Drugs and its Prominence among Males This paper compares scholarly research with lay opinion on the subject of illegal drugs and why men use them more then women. A review of the research about illegal drugs and males shows that males use drugs more often and earlier then females. This is based on certain social factors like alcohol use‚ reckless behavior‚ and marijuana use. I created and distributed a short
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deal with individuals who have drug and alcohol problems and are also involved in criminal activity? The complex relationships between drugs and crime have been extensively analyzed. Generally‚ these studies confirm that drug and alcohol abuse is associated with criminal activity.The magnitude of this problem is also indicated by the recurring finding that about 70 percent of the arrestees sampled by the Drug Use Forecasting program have tested positive for recent drug use. Such findings suggest that
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When thinking about drug addiction in adults‚ one often thinks about and wonders how and when an adult starts or becomes addicted to drugs. Studies have shown that people who have become addicted to drugs from various causes of society. Daily stress of everyday life‚ some people are forced to start drugs in certain situations‚ the process and life of a person dealing with drug addiction during pregnancy‚ the use of drugs during pregnancy‚ and the effects of drug use during pregnancy; just to name
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& Public Health (IJCRIMPH). Mar2012‚ Vol. 4 Issue 3‚ p190-201. 12p. Drugs have been around for ages and it comes in many different forms throughout its existence. With changes in the forms of drugs‚ technology and other environmental factors over time‚ underlying the mechanisms causing drug abuse could have evolved too. Therefore‚ this study was created to relook into the everyday‚ causal factors for people to abuse drugs. To the authors’ knowledge‚ there has not been an in-depth study conducted
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be discussed is the drug policy of the United States with a focus on prescription drug abuse. Prescription drug abuse is becoming the fastest growing problem in the United States because drug abusers often think that this is much safer than illicit drugs because it is dispensed by a pharmacy. On the contrary‚ prescription drugs are one of the most dangerous drugs out there for this same reason (Office of National Drug Control Policy‚ 2011). This issue of prescription drug abuse is impacting the United
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Public Interest Lawyering Project A Survey on Substance Abuse among the Youth in India Contents 1. Introduction 4 2. Statement of the Problem 7 3. Objective of the study 8 3.1. Broad Objective 8 3.2. Specific Objective 8 4. Methodology / Research Design 9 4.3. Statistical tools employed 10 4.4. Geographical Coverage 10 4.5. Unit of Data Collection 10 5. Findings 11 5.1. Pie – Chart No. 1 11 5.2. Pie – Chart No. 2 12 5.3. Pie – Chart No. 3 13
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There was numerous social issue in the Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ there were alcoholism‚ domestic abuse‚ sexism‚ and homophobia. These issues affected the protagonist (Charlie Kelmeckis) and another main character in the novel. The main social issue that affected Charlie the most is alcoholism and drug abuse. "I can’t do that anymore. I’m sorry. It’s Okay Charlie. Just go to sleep. Sam said. But I wasn’t talking to Sam anymore. I was talking to someone else” (Chbosky 203). At this moment charlie
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Addiction and Society Sociology Professor Trembicki February 22‚ 2013 Abstract Drug addiction is a disease that damages addicts‚ their families‚ communities‚ the economy‚ and society. Addiction has a widespread reach: from dealing with unpredictable and often dangerous addicts at home to the costs incurred by society as a whole. As the population of addicts rises and the average age of an addict is younger‚ society is forced to deal with a pressing matter. Addiction is no longer limited
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Intro The reasons that people become drug users are varied. For some it may be that they can’t control the amount they consume and become addicted quickly. For others the reason may be far more complicated‚ in the “1950’s the process of deinstitutionalization began” (Comer‚ pg. 390). This action released many mentally ill people into society with no medication‚ support or follow up. This continues today and according to “the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s National Longitudinal
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