Juvenile Drug Abuse and Crime

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This paper is an in-depth look at drugs in America. The author uses a variety of sources to examine the problem of juvenile drug abuse and crime. The paper examines why teens abuse illegal substances such as marijuana, cocaine, as well as illicit substances: tobacco, alcohol, etc. The paper discusses how treatment programs for juveniles, within schools and within the juvenile justice and incarceration systems are particularly crucial in order to prevent adolescents from using drugs into their adult years.

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"The problem of juvenile drug abuse and the crime it has spawned are some of the most serious issues confronting our criminal justice system today. First of all, however, what is a drug? A drug may be said to be any substance taken to change an individual's mental state or bodily functions. Sometimes, drugs are used to cure diseases. For example, penicillin is a drug that kills bacteria and cures infection. Sometimes drugs are used to "improve" a normal body, such as a student having a cup of coffee so he or she can study longer for an exam or an individual taking a "hit" of LSD to alter his or her consciousness. Other times, drugs are used to make a normal body abnormal, such as steroids that can increase the body's ability to build muscle, or cocaine that can increase the body's ability to stay awake and produce a feeling of euphoria."

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