The economic costs of drug abuse and drug-related crime are horrendous. Economic damage affects individuals, families, the workplace, the police, the courts, and the prisons and jails. It affects communities, schools, and universities. All effects are negative. Drug trafficking is difficult to detect and frequently involves violence. Money laundering is a common behavior related to drug trafficking, as profits must be hidden. Enforcement is complicated by the ineffectiveness of the justice systems in nations where drug cartels function at will. There are many responses to drug trafficking and abuse. Some of the policy initiatives are on the federal level; others are on the state and local levels. Critics focus on the costs of the war on drugs and the negative consequences it has caused. Learning Objectives After studying this chapter the student will: Be able to discuss the problem of defining drug abuse. Be able to describe the impact of drug on communities, on infant mortality, and on infant abuse as well as the economic cost of drug abuse. Be able to discuss the impact of drug use and abuse on the criminal justice. system. Be able to define money laundering. Be able to discuss the history of the war on drugs from the national perspective. Be able to explain substance abuse and treatment programs at the state level.
The economic costs of drug abuse and drug-related crime are horrendous. Economic damage affects individuals, families, the workplace, the police, the courts, and the prisons and jails. It affects communities, schools, and universities. All effects are negative. Drug trafficking is difficult to detect and frequently involves violence. Money laundering is a common behavior related to drug trafficking, as profits must be hidden. Enforcement is complicated by the ineffectiveness of the justice systems in nations where drug cartels function at will. There are many responses to drug trafficking and abuse. Some of the policy initiatives are on the federal level; others are on the state and local levels. Critics focus on the costs of the war on drugs and the negative consequences it has caused. Learning Objectives After studying this chapter the student will: Be able to discuss the problem of defining drug abuse. Be able to describe the impact of drug on communities, on infant mortality, and on infant abuse as well as the economic cost of drug abuse. Be able to discuss the impact of drug use and abuse on the criminal justice. system. Be able to define money laundering. Be able to discuss the history of the war on drugs from the national perspective. Be able to explain substance abuse and treatment programs at the state level.
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