How would you describe the current national epidemic of prescription drug abuse?
What will be an ideal response?
The abuse of prescription drugs, specifically pain killers is a growing problem. An estimated 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain and approximately 219 million opioid prescriptions are written each year in the United States. The longer an individual is taking the drug, the better the chance he or she will become addicted and develop a resistance to the drug. Currently there is approximately 2.1 million Americans addicted to prescription drugs and about 50 Americans per day, more than 17,000 per year in total – die from prescription-opioid overdoses.
Prescription drug addictions lead to higher rates of jail and prison populations, due to prescription-drug related crimes.
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A. scale B. drugs C. selective incarceration D. zero tolerance
Incarceration of juvenile delinquents is an example of a(n) _____ approach to juvenile delinquency
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Recent estimates indicate the presence of ________ drug treatment courts nationwide
A) 200 B) 600 C) 3,400 D) 400
Compare and contrast how social structure theory and social process theories approach delinquency prevention
What will be an ideal response?