cause of drug addiction is debated among many people. There is no single cause. Addiction is serious. It should not be taken lightly. Many people are addicts or at least know someone who is or may be an addict. I believe addicts themselves and the people who care about them should be more educated about what addiction really is. What are the risk factors‚ the symptoms‚ the withdrawal symptoms and treatment options? I have answered these questions in hopes of helping other addicts. Drug addiction
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Manns ENGL 112 Argumentative Paper September 2‚ 2012 Drug Court vs. Incarceration Drug addiction has increased drastically across America in the last fifty years. Non-violent drug offenders fill our jails and prisons. Taxpayer dollars are put into a prison system that is proving to be counter-productive. Recidivism rates are high. Drug Court is an alternative to incarceration that offers rehabilitation to criminal offenders. In drug court‚ the traditional functions of the U.S. justice system
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Adolescent Treatment Programs for Drug Addiction Adolescent Drug Treatment Programs for Addiction will differ from state to state and even from locale to locale‚ focusing on the drug problems manifesting themselves in that area at any one time. One would think that drug abuse among teens would be mostly uniform nationwide. It isn’t. Drug treatment programs must adjust their programs to address their local challenges Because of this; adolescent drug treatment programs are some of the most
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In the mid to late 1800’s‚ opium was a fairly popular drug on the market. It was the drug of trade and it was even more popular than alcohol. Opium dens sprung up all over and it became a serious problem. The addictive effects became unbearable. By 1874 to a new wonder drug called Heroin was invented to ease those who became addicted to morphine which is a derivative of opium. Heroin was believed to be a safe and non-addictive substitute for morphine. They were wrong and the heroin addict was born
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Running Head: DRUG COURTS AND THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE Drug Courts and The Treatment of Substance Abusing Offenders Traci R. Howard Guilford Technical Community College Drug treatment courts also known as Drug Courts‚ provide treatment services to offenders in the criminal justice system. These particular courts use various models to provide treatment to drug offenders such as strategies to assist offenders with recovery from substance abuse. The process
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Rehabilitation versus Incarceration Lee Tergeson‚ actor from the television show OZ said‚ “I know what it is like to be ignored‚ and I think that is the big problem about the prison system: These people are being thrown away. There is no sense of rehabilitation. In some places‚ they are trying to do things. But‚ in most cases‚ it is a holding cell.” (Tergeson‚ 2002) He speaks the truth. Those incarcerated today are not given the chance to change their behavior patterns‚ especially when it is
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number of people in prison should not be overlooked or normalized. There are too many prisoners and “nearly 75 percent of people in jail are being held for nonviolent traffic‚ property‚ drug‚ or public order offenses” (“Incarceration’s Front Door: The Misuse of Jails in America”). Because of the mass incarceration issues and the fact that tax money that could go toward more valuable causes‚ such as education‚ prison should be for those that need it most and cannot be rehabilitated. According to Punishment
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This program is a juvenile intervention agency. The goal is to treat‚ teach and invest in the lives of those who were incarcerated in previous years. These juveniles would have had to be between the ages of 13-17 years old. The mission is to advocate‚ empower‚ and transform lives one day at a time. So many times‚ those who are incarcerated are left to fend for themselves without any support system. But within this agency we’re here to give hope that a better journey is ahead. This is a non-profit
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In many cases‚ a severe punishment‚ such as prison time‚ can cause more damage in helping criminals rather than finding proper treatment. An example could possibly be about those who abuse drugs. An effective solution to drug problems is to send offenders to rehabilitation centers to gain treatment and discover why they started using in the first place. The criminal justice system desires to create a peaceful environment for society. In order to do so‚ they must
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At 2.2 million inmates‚ the United States currently has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Approximately 1 per every 130 people are imprisoned and over 4 million people are on probation or parole. Despite the amount of people locked up‚ the U.S. has wildly fluctuating crime rates and the number of offenses per year has steadily been going up since the year 2000 (Henry). While the current prison system is highly debated amongst different groups‚ it is generally agreed that crime rates are
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