Although a person may feel that he or she can't live without their particular "addiction", there is no scientific proof or medical test for an addict. ... We have the same type of violent crime and gang control as in the twenties, and people continue to use drugs. ... Hundreds of tests have been conducted on addicts and the result is that the setting and mind set are the reasons for addiction. ... 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. ...

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Once they are out, they revert back to their impulsive selves and continue with the only type of life they know. ... These communities involve a type of group therapy that focuses more on the person a whole and not so much the offense they committed or their drug abuse. ... By freeing themselves from this addiction they can change their lives. ... Many of these offenders will not seek any type of reform when they are in the community. ... This is a form of partial incarceration in which inmates that are approaching release dates can work for pay in the free community, but they must spend their...

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A Research of the Media Coverage of the War on Drugs: Marijuana: The Facts and the Media Coverage The "war on drugs" was announced by President Nixon in 1971. The media has been there since the very beginning: covering this so called war with every means at their disposal. Some feel tha...

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• Grade Level: High School