The Drug Enforcement Administration The topic that I was assigned to write about was Federal Agency. Of the many agencies available to write about I chose the Drug Enforcement Administration, (DEA) which enforces controlled substance laws. ... The Drug Enforcement Administration is a United States Department of Justice Law Enforcement agency tasked with suppressing the sale of recreational drugs of abuse and enforcing the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. The History of the Drug Enforcement Administration The long, proud, and honorable tradition of the federal drug enforcement agency be...

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The federal government, since the beginning the war of drug, spends approximately ten billion dollars a year on drug enforcement agencies and programs, and another estimated one hundred and ninety billion dollars a year on investigating drug related crimes, prosecution of alleged drug activities, and enforcing punishments and/or imprisonment. ... The law enforcement used in this "war of drugs" has their time nearly monopolized by the approximate thirty to forty million people yearly who purchase and use drugs. This inherently leaving various law enforcement agencies with less ability to confro...

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Drug Abuse A BREIF DESCRIPTION Definition The use of illegal drugs or the abuse of medicine or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a way or in quantities other than intended for. ... Different drugs can do different things and have different affects on people. ... Intravenous Drug Abuse Many drugs can be injected. ... Drugs and how it affects society Drugs affect society in a big way. ... It also cost a lot of money to run rehab centers and make sure there is enough law enforcement to control the amount of drug activity that is going...

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Drug abuse is defined as "an excessive or improper use of drugs, especially through self-administration for non-medical purposes"(Drug(s), 2008). ... These six steps include "education, tracking and monitoring, proper medication disposal, enforcement, and the prescription goal plan " (Prescription Drug Abuse, 2011). ... While enforcement cannot be done be everyone because citizens are not law enforcement personnel, they can report it to authorities to ensure that it is enforced. ... Many law enforcement agencies have tip lines or voicemails set up where callers can call in anonymously to repor...

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Marijuana: The Illegal Herb The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) currently lists marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug. A Schedule 1 drug, to law enforcement, is any illegal substance, which is used only for recreation. ... If this drug is more readily available than it is already, the theory is that usage of the drug will increase. ... This, in turn, becomes a problem for law enforcement and the courts, as crime associated with the drug trade blossoms. ... The negative socioeconomic effects of a drug and its use in a population do not simply disappear if the drug is legalized. ...

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Marijuana: The Illegal Herb The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) currently lists marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug. A Schedule 1 drug, to law enforcement, is any illegal substance, which is used only for recreation. ... If this drug is more readily available than it is already, the theory is that usage of the drug will increase. ... This, in turn, becomes a problem for law enforcement and the courts, as crime associated with the drug trade blossoms. ... The negative socioeconomic effects of a drug and its use in a population do not simply disappear if the drug is legalized. ...

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DRUG ABUSE People in this world value certain things. ... Marijuana has become such a dangerous drug because is a gateway to other addictive drugs. ... Drug abuse uses society's resources by requiring that hundreds of thousands of our tax dollars be spent on funding enforcement agencies, educational programs and treatment facilities (Plant). ... Drug abuse must be stopped. ... If fighting drug abuse were made a top priority, we could probably wage an effective war, through education and enforcement of laws, to stop drug abuse once and for all. ...

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There are over 40 million illegal drug users in the world today and America is the biggest market for drugs. ... Alcohol is a very addictive drug C. ... Marijuana is a popular drug. ... Drug use itself can be a crime. ... Drug abuse drains sociey's resources by requiring that taxes be spent on funding enforcement agencies, educational programs and treatment facilities and on prosecution of drug users and dealers C. ...

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Nixon felt that drugs are bad, so bad people do drugs. ... Instead, it is supporting two drug enforcement and drug trafficking. America's enforcement-oriented strategy has resulted in millions of arrests and hundreds of thousands of prisoners who are Black or Hispanic. ... The policy has failed to reduce drug-related deaths, drug abuse, drug availability, and crime. laws against drugs not being an effective solution. ... Regardless, law enforcement tactics are concentrated in the poor minority neighborhoods. 2. ...

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Thanks to the task force, drug arrests went up by 27%, and drug seizures went up by 50%. ... During the 1980s, it appeared that Central America was awash in drugs, and drug money. The violence continues today, through drug related gang violence, to botched drug raids. Drug dealers often carry weapons, some illegal, to defend themselves and their drugs. ... Many drug users say that the first drugs they ever used were the two socially sanctioned drugs, alcohol and tobacco. ...

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Drugs: Should Be Legalized Our societies are decaying due to an incessant war against drugs. ... In addition, it will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement and it will increase our country's revenue. ... The same thing should happen with drugs. ... She says, pointing that the solution is to keep enforcing addicts that are not convinced of what is better for them or fully interested on their own well being, to stop consuming those substances that only cause them harm. ... It will save the great amounts of money spent on enforcement and not only that but also he...

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With fewer tax dollars going towards the Drug Enforcement Agency, law enforcement, and court systems, programs such as after school sports and performing arts centers would be better funded. ... My first two marriages ended because of drug use by my spouses. ... After my second marriage failed due to drug use I felt very alone. ... Drugs changed their entire personality. ... Drug use destroys your body. ...

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Alcohol is a very addictive drug. ... Drug use, itself, can be a crime. ... Drug abuse is a plague to society. ... Drug abuse must be stopped. ... If fighting drug abuse were made a top priority, we could probably wage an effective war, through education and enforcement of laws, to stop drug abuse. ...

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One possibility for controlling drug abuse is to legalize illegal drugs. ... Legalizing drugs is a viable alternative to the current policy on drugs in America. ... The market for drugs is one of supply and demand and people demand illegal drugs. ... Our legal system would be freed up and our prison population dramatically reduced saving billions and leaving law enforcement to catch and prosecute violent criminals. ... In Holland, where drugs laws are more flexible, drug usage has not gone up. ...

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Drug Testing on the Job The ethics of drug testing has become an increased concern for many companies in the recent years. ... Is drug testing an ethical way to decide employee drug use? ... With this exactness drug testing is the most efficient way to find which employees are using drugs. ... However drug use is an addiction. ... However, this should not be enforceable because it has no everyday effect on their work. ...

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In 1971, President Nixon declared war on drugs and increased the presence of federal drug agencies. ... These stereotypes are a problem because law enforcement is only focusing on these communities and profiling people that possibly aren't doing anything. ... The U.S. drug laws have not been able to reduce drug use. ... People are criminalizing drugs because they think the drugs are harming communities, but people end up inflicting more pain than drugs themselves. ... The war on drugs in America aimed to eliminate drug abuse through strict laws and tough enforcement within the U.S. boarde...

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People all over the world present ideas about how to reduce drug use. ... The DEA, "Drug Enforcement Agency" states that "legalizing drugs such as marijuana, ecstasy heroin, or amphetamines would be like trying to extinguish a fire with napalm, it would simply make matter worse". ... Figures show that decriminalization brought no surge in drug use. ... Drug related court cases have also dropped 66 percent". ... The new drug policy of portugal gives the rest of the world an idea of a new direction, as to dealing with drug abuse and drug related criminal activity. ...

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Since drug addiction is so detrimental to society, why would the legalization of drugs be a good idea? ... He believes there should be no laws at all against the use of the drugs, meaning that there is no limit to how much of the drug can be taken as long as the use of the drug does not harm anyone else. ... In order for law enforcement to continue this war on drugs, billions of dollars must be spent each year. ... Legalizing drugs would advocate more drug use than there already is. ... The number of drug addicts are kept much smaller through the illegality of drugs than if they were to be...

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Thanks to the task force, drug arrests went up by 27%, and drug seizures went up by 50%. ... During the 1980s, it appeared that Central America was awash in drugs, and drug money. The violence continues today, through drug related gang violence, to botched drug raids. Drug dealers often carry weapons, some illegal, to defend themselves and their drugs. ... Many drug users say that the first drugs they ever used were the two socially sanctioned drugs, alcohol and tobacco. ...

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History of Drug Abuse Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands of years. ... Federal Bureau of Narcotics (now the Drug Enforcement Administration) began a campaign to portray marijuana as a powerful, addicting substance that would lead users into narcotics addiction. ... The act dealt with prevention and treatment of drug abuse as well as control of drug traffic. ... Prescription drugs are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration. ... See also drug addiction and drug abuse . ...

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Policy on National Drug Control United States narcotics policy seeks for reduction of the supply of illicit drugs to the United States and reduction of user demand within the United States. This is based on three core principles; (1) Stopping drug use before it starts, (2) Healing America's drug users and (3) Disrupting the drug market. Bush plans to accomplish these goals by expanding the efforts to reduce foreign production at the source, expanding interdiction and enforcement activities to disrupt supply lines, expand efforts to reduce worldwide demand, and expand economic disi...

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Making drugs legal will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement every year. Drug dealers and users are one step ahead on the enforcement process. ... "In 1987, 10 billion dollars were spent alone just on enforcing drug laws. ... The drug enforcement authorities might reduce their budget requests, or, more likely, focus more intensely on hard drugs and violent crimes. ... The illogical pattern of law enforcement, which now treats marijuana as more dangerous as alcohol, would end. ...

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Making drugs legal will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement every year. Drug dealers and users are one step ahead on the enforcement process. ... "In 1987, 10 billion dollars were spent alone just on enforcing drug laws. ... The drug enforcement authorities might reduce their budget requests, or, more likely, focus more intensely on hard drugs and violent crimes. ... The illogical pattern of law enforcement, which now treats marijuana as more dangerous as alcohol, would end. ...

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For my research paper I chose the topic of racial profiling and law enforcement. ... This article shows the one sidedness of reporting about racial profiling and its effect of law enforcement agencies. ... Law enforcement agencies have worked together in slowing the drug trade as shown in the article in the city journal. ... Youth drug use followed similar patterns. ... Overall through the research I gathered there is definitely racial profiling in law enforcement. ...

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I believe that drugs should continue to be banned because it helps enforce fair competition, protect the health of the athletes and will continue to have a positive effect on Australian society and world sports. ... It has become knowledge that drugs do have adverse effect on health. ... It should also be pointed out the damaging health effects of drug consumption. ... By enforcing that all enhancing drugs be banned, we create a positive effect on society and the future of the sporting world. ... If drug testing stopped, or if drugs were allowed to enhance an athlete's ability, it would...

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