The estimate of cocaine users 12 and older in the us in 1998 was 1.8 million people down from its peak in 1985 of 3 percent of the total population in the united states. Current statistics show that a large number of drug users work. ... Statistics show that 25 percent of drug users are stealing from there employers. In America 10 percent of adults are alcoholics and regularly abuse alcohol while 10 million American adults regularly use marijuana. ... Even the population in general has come to see the point that drug use is bad and that its effects are not just temporary but eternal. ...

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Nelli used many facts and statistics to prove Chicago was not the only city in America that was affected by Italian organized crime. ... Through extensive research Nelli discovered during the early 1900's cities such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, Kansas City, Los Angles, Washington D.C., New Orleans, and Denver all experienced a rise in the Italian population and consequently a growing crime rate. ... Italian crime syndicates refused to adapt to the American culture, instead they made American culture adapt to them. ... This acceptance was degrading to the America...

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(Segal 194) Many American teenagers use more than one substance, whether it is using multiple drugs or a combination of drugs and alcohol. ... Statistics and Epidemiology: Patterns of Abuse Although the United States is home to only 5% of the world's population, we use a staggering 50% of the illegal drugs available on the planet, and teenagers are a large percentage of this statistic. ... As stated by Helen Beiser, "two-thirds of American adolescents experiment with illicit substances before they graduate from high school... According to Monica Hernandez, African Americans and Hispanics...

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Most would like to believe that it is, and yet there are few statistics that state this as fact. ... "After Johnson, a conservative Republican, made his common-sense plea for a change in the way this country approaches drug policy, he was savaged by the bureaucrats who make their living by pursuing the drug war "Only when people begin to talk about drugs and the drug war realistically will they begin to figure out how best to tackle a challenge that has not been met by scare tactics, tougher laws and the exponential bloating of prison populations with people who should be receiving treatment....

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Then I will give you some startling statistics that the whole country should know, concluded by all the benefits we will all endure as a nation. ... For African Americans it is more the numbers are more like 1 out of every 4. ... We have the highest prison population in the world. ...

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With the enactment of the Volstead Act in 1919, America embarked on a social experiment known as Prohibition. ... In some of America's largest cities, local governments had been heavily corrupted by the influence of organized crime. ... Some recent figures from the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) cast doubt on that assertion. ... They represent almost 12% of the total federal prison population and about 2.7% of the state prison population. ... Although African Americans comprise only 12.2 percent of the population and 13 percent of drug users, they make up 38...

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In the 1980s, many new American drug laws resulted from escalating efforts to "get tougher" on drugs and drug users. ... The vast majority of these offenders are in state and local jails and prisons, where they now account for almost one-fourth of the total population behind bars. ... In the 1998 report Behind Bars: Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population (SAAPP) the author's assert, [d]rug and alcohol abuse and addiction are implicated in the crimes and incarceration of 80 percent--some 1.4 million--of the 1.7 million men and women behind bars in America. ... If this rat...

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Some feel that this media frenzy was caused, in large part, by the government of the United States of America. ... These efforts by the government were followed by the education of America about the dangers of drugs. This education was especially aimed at the children of America. ... Inner city populations, for whatever reason, are predominately made up by minorities. ... This was a startling figure for most Americans. ...

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With the decision in Colorado to legalize marijuana not only for medical use, but for recreational use as well and Washington State considering the same, the question arises: Is marijuana legalization right for America? ... It would appear that he believes issuing such a threat, will ward off any potential drug dealers looking to exploit America's youth. ... Now, advocates for the legalization of marijuana have arrived at a solution: Make the drug legal and that will decrease the prison population. ... " In response to the information given above, I disagree with advocates view tha...

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Martin and Smith claim that, "Many Americans are unaware of the fact that rural children experience serious difficulties because they do not fit our stereotypes of at-risk youth." They argue that rural areas have higher child poverty rates and higher percentages of poor school districts than urban areas, leading to a very large "at-risk" population (Martin, 1996). ... The majority of studies on youth related to alcohol and drug abuse have been conducted in urban areas, as many believe that the problem is something that only faces poor American communities in the urban ghettos. Rural America ha...

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Drugs have become a very serious problem in the United States. They have become a component of one's every day lives. This Nation's reliance on drugs for pleasure, depression, and medical relief dominates the political and economic scene. Much debate over the drug issue occurs daily. Pleasure i...

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