Societal Consequences of Drug Abuse

Societal Consequences of Drug Use and Drug Abuse comes from Chapter Three of the textbook. I chose this section to look into because I have dealt with drug and alcohol addiction and wanted to go more in depth as to the effects it has on not only people close to me but people in society as a whole.


http://ida.lib.uidaho.edu:3304/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=47531648-90b5-4c88-b07d-f0464ad13f4c%40sessionmgr14&vid=2&hid=9

This journal discusses the effects of drug use in an area in the United Kingdom. It discusses how with an increase of drug use there has also been in increase in property crime, gang violence and now organized crime.

(Project No Gangs)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yc4EDCvgP4
(Human Relation Media, 2010)

http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/SEN/Committee/371/ille/library/collin-e.htm
(Casavant, 2001)
This site talks about the connection between drug use and crime, it also discusses how the difference in legality of the drug can effect the amount of crime that tends to be involved. It also discusses what kind of crime happens more often when drugs are an issue.

http://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/medical-consequences-drug-abuse
(National Institute of Drug Abuse)
In this website you will learn more on the medical consequences you could deal with when using different types of drugs. It also goes into explaining how drug addiction is a disease itself.

“Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self esteem.” - Kurt Cobain