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| A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE OTHER THAN FOOD OR WATER THAT AFFECTS THE MIND OR BODY |
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| A PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL CRAVING FOR A DRUG |
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| A STATE IN WHICH A PERSONS BODY HAS ADJUSTED TO REGULAR USE OF A DRUG |
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-THERAPEUTIC USES
-RECREATIONAL USES
-SPIRITUAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL USES
-ESCAPE REALITY
-SOCIAL CONFORMITY |
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| DRUG THAT INCREASES ALERTNESS, ALTERING A PERSON'S MOOD BY INCREASING ENERGY |
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| DRUGS THAT SLOW THE OPERATION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
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| BEHAVIOR ON THE PART OF OTHERS THAT HELPS THE SUBSTANCE ABUSER CONTINUE TO ABUSE |
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| REMOVING THE CURRENT CRIMINAL PENALTIES THAT PUNISH THE MANUFACTURING, SALE AND PERSONAL USE OF DRUGS |
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| PEOPLE WHO FAVOR THE GREATEST POSSIBLE INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM |
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| DRUGS HAVE BEEN APART OF SOCIETY THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY |
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| DRUGS WHICH PEOPLE USE AND WHICH SUBSTANCE THEY DEFINE AS HELPFUL AND HARMFUL VARY FROM SOCIETY TO SOCIETY OVER TIME |
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| CAN DISTORT SENSORY PERCEPTIONS; EX: LSD, ECSTASY AND PEYOTE |
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| DRUGS AND PROBLEMS OF FAMILY LIFE |
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-CODEPENDENCY AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
-PARENTAL ADDICTION HARMS CHILDREN WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO USE DRUGS, DROP OUT OF SCHOOL AND GET INTO TROUBLE WITH THE LAW
-CHILD NEGLECT AND FAMILY VIOLENCE |
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| DRUGS AND HEALTH PROBLEMS |
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-DAMAGE TO BRAIN, LIVER, VITAL ORGANS
-MALNUTRITION
-PREGNANCY WITH DRUG ABUSE PREMATURE DELIVERY, BIRTH DEFECTS
-HIV |
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-DRUGS AND ALCOHOL USE COMMON AMONG HOMELESS
-SOME BECOME HOMELESS BECAUSE OF DRUGS, OTHERS TURN TO DRUGS TO ESCAPE AFTER BECOMING HOMELESS |
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-MANY CRIMES ARE COMMITTED WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL
-CRIMINAL JUSTICE DRIVES PRICES UP, USERS TURN TO CRIME TO SUPPORT THE HABIT
-DRUG DEALERS OFTEN USE VIOLENCE TO PROTECT PROFIT |
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| -TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS MAY ENGAGE IN DRUG TRAFFICKING TO RAISE MONEY FOR TERRORISM |
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-POOR NATIONS MANUFACTURE ILLEGAL DRUGS AS A SOURCE OF INCOME
-THE AMOUNT SPENT IN THE US ANNUALLY ON ILLEGAL DRUGS EXCEEDS TOTAL ECONOMIC OUTPUT OF DOZENS OF THE WORLD'S COUNTRIES |
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| FOUR STRATEGIES FOR CONTROLLING ILLEGAL DRUGS |
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-TREATMENT
-EDUCATION
-PROSECUTION
-INTERDICTION |
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| ABOUT HALF OF PEOPLE INCARCERATED IN US PRISONS ARE FOR DRUG OFFENSES |
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DRUGS:
STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONAL APPROACH |
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-FOCUSES ON FUNCTION OF DRUGS FOR A NORMAL OPERATION OF SOCIETY
-SOCIETIES RELY ON SOME DRUGS TO HELP EASE TENSION
-DRUGS PROVIDE INCOME
-SOCIETIES CONTROL DRUGS THAT HAVE DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES |
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DRUGS:
SYMBOLIC INTERACTION |
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-HIGHLIGHTS VARIOUS MEANINGS PEOPLE ATTACH TO DRUG USE
-PEOPLE LEARN DRUG USE THE SAME AS ANYTHING ELSE |
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DRUGS:
SOCIAL CONFLICT APPROACH |
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-FOCUSES ON THE ISSUE OF HOW SOCIAL POWER SHAPES DRUG POLICIES.
-THE DEGREE TO WHICH ILLEGAL DRUG USE IS PUNISHED REFLECTS THE SOCIAL STANDING OF DRUG USERS. |
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| RULES AND EXPECTATIONS BY WHICH A SOCIETY GUIDES THE BEHAVIOR OF ITS MEMBERS |
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| A NORM FORMALLY CREATED THROUGH A SOCIETYS POLITICAL SYSTEM |
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| A VIOLATION OF A CRIMINAL LAW ENACTED BY THE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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| A LESS SERIOUS CRIME PUNISHABLE BY LESS THAN ONE YEAR IN PRISON |
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| A MORE SERIOUS CRIME PUNISHABLE BY AT LEAST ONE YEAR IN PRISON |
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| THEFT OF PROPERTY BELONGING TO OTHERS |
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| A CRIME THAT INVOLVES VIOLENCE OR THREAT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST OTHERS. |
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| REPEATED EFFORTS BY SOMEONE TO ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP AGAINST WILL OF VICTIM |
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| VIOLATION OF THE LAW BY YOUNG PEOPLE |
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| A CRIMINAL OFFENSE AGAINST A PERSON, PROPERTY OR SOCIETY MOTIVATED BY THE OFFENDERS BIAS AGAINST A RACE, RELIGION, DISABILTIY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, ETHNICITY OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. |
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| ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY PEOPLE OF HIGH SOCIAL POSITION DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT OR REGULAR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. |
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| AN ILLEGAL ACT COMMITTED BY A CORPORATION OR BY PERSONS ACTING ON ITS BEHALF. |
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| A BUSINESS THAT SUPPLIES ILLEGAL GOODS AND SERVICES |
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| OFFENSES THAT DIRECTLY HARM ONLY THE PERSON WHO COMMITS THEM |
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| BEHAVIOR THAT CAUSE INJURY TO PEOPLE OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY |
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| VIOLENCE CARRIED OUT BY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES UNDER THE LAW |
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| ANTI-INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE |
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| VIOLENCE DIRECTED AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW |
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| THE INTENTIONAL, UNLAWFUL KILLING OF FOUR OF MORE PEOPLE AT ONE TIME AND PLACE |
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| THE KILLING OF SEVERAL PEOPLE BY ONE OFFENDER OVER A PERIOD OF TIME |
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| JUVENILE DELINQUENCY & OTHER DIMENSIONS OF THE CRIME PROBLEM |
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| THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM SEES TO REFORM RATHER THAN SIMPLY TO PUNISH OFFENDERS |
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| WHERE ARE WHITE COLLAR CRIME & CORPORATE CRIME TYPICALLY HANDELED |
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| TYPICALLY HANDELED IN CIVIL COURT BUT A RECENT TREND IS TOWARD THE FILING OF CRIMINAL CHARGES |
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| DEMENTIONS OF HATE CRIME PROBLEMS |
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| 45 STATES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE HATE CRIME LAWS THAT PROVIDE MORE SEVERE PENALTIES FOR SUCH CRIMES |
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| GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH A PERTICULAR TERRITORY |
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| A MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM WHERE ALL MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE GOVERNMENT |
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| A MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM IN WHICH PATIENTS OR THEIR INSURERS PAY DIRECTLY FOR THE SERVICES OF PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS |
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| HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN DURING PREGNANCY |
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| A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL CONDITION THAT LIMITS EVERYDAY ACTIVITY |
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| A MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM WHERE ALL MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE GOVERNMENT |
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| A CONDITION INVOLVING THINKING, MOOD OR BEHAVIOR THAT CAUSES DISTRESS AND REDUCES A PERSON'S ABILITY TO FUNCTION IN EVERYDAY LIFE |
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| AN APPROACH TO MENTAL HEALTH IN WHICH PATIENTS TALK WITH TRAINED PROFESSIONALS TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE CAUSE OF THEIR PROBLEMS |
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| THE RELEASE OF PEOPLE FROM MENTAL HOSPITALS INTO LOCAL COMMUNITIES |
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| A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR EXPECTED OF PEOPLE DEFINED AS ILL |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH:
STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONAL APPROACH |
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-STATES THAT HEALTH IS NECESSARY FOR PEOPLE TO PERFORM THEIR DAILY ROLES
-ILLNESS THREATENS TO DISRUPT THE OPERATION OF A SOCIETY BY MAKING THE INDIVIDUAL UNABLE TO CARRY OUT DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH:
STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONAL APPROACH(DEALING WITH ILLNESS AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM) |
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| -BY ALLOWING PEOPLE TO ASSUME THE SICK ROLE THE SOCIETY RELIEVES PEOPLE WHO ARE ILL FROM DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH:
SYMBOLIC INTERACTION APPROACH |
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| EXPLAINS THAT THE MEANING OF BOTH HEALTH AND ILLNESS VARIES FROM ONE SETTING TO ANOTHER, DEPENDING ON WHAT PEOPLE DEFINE AS NORMAL |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH:
SYMBOLIC INTERACTION (DEAL ING WITH ILLNESS AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM) |
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| BECAUSE THE REALITY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS DEPENDS ON SITUATIOALLY CONSTRUCTED MEANINGS, ILLNESS, AS WELL AS HEALTH, IS A SOCIAL AS WELL AS MEDICAL ISSUE WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE DEFINED AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH:
SOCIAL CONFLICT APPROACH |
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| LINKS PATTERNS OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS TO SOCIAL INEQUALITY. IN GENERAL, PEOPLE WITH MORE WEALTH HAVE BETTER HEALTH. ECONOMIC INEQUALITY IS THE MAJOR CAUSE OF POOR HEALTH FOR MILLIONS |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH:
SOCIAL CONFLICT THEORY (DEALING WITH ILLNESS AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM |
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| UNDER A CAPITALIST ECONOMIC SYSTEM, THE GOAL OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS PRIVATE PROFIT RATHER THAN PUBLIC WELL-BEING. TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF ILLNESS, GOVERNMENT WOULD NEED TO GUARANTEE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL |
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