Drug AbuseEssay Preview: Drug Abuse1 rating(s)Report this essayJune 26 is celebrated as International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking every year. It is an exercise undertaken by the world community to sensitize the people in general and the youth in particular, to the menace of drugs. The picture is grim if the world statistics on the drugs scenario is taken into account. With a turnover of around $500 billions, it is the third largest business in the world, next to petroleum and arms trade. About 190 million people all over the world consume one drug or the other. Drug addiction causes immense human distress and the illegal production and distribution of drugs have spawned crime and violence worldwide. Today, there is no part of the world that is free from the curse of drug trafficking and drug addiction. Millions of drug addicts, all over the world, are leading miserable lives, between life and death.
Hollywood: The Movie by Adam Sandler
The movie, about a group of people who work as cleaners in a restaurant in San Diego, focuses on a young man who is addicted to the sedatives of alcohol which he uses to keep himself from being physically and mentally ill. They must be prevented from experiencing these effects by the police and health workers of their establishment. Through the film series, Adam seeks to get people to stop taking the drugs and help them in an age of addiction.
The World Trade Center Collapse by Tom Wolfe
The movie depicts the life of a man who has been locked in a building in the aftermath of the 2001 attacks, but who has a deep problem with his family and friends. He decides to run for president as a way to keep the country safe and to avoid getting in trouble with law enforcement and to avoid the very real consequences of his actions.
In the film, a man discovers that he’s a heroin addict and comes to terms with the fact that he has a girlfriend who, after his imprisonment and death, began getting hooked on drugs, only to find himself in the middle of a life that he once hated and is now trying to rid.
The Birth and Death of Jesse Helms by Thomas Pynchon
One of history’s greatest and most influential fathers, Thomas Pynchon grew up under the influence of John and Alma Pynchon. His children have developed lifelong feelings for their father and his wife and their families.
Hollywood’s most notorious gangster, Jack The Ripper, was killed in the line of duty by his gang that included Pynchon, who was an officer in the LAPD. He was the last known gangster in the United States. When Jack was killed, the people in Hollywood took responsibility, but he was also the last known person in Hollywood to commit murder. This story was originally published in 1992.
Tom Wolfe’s epic novel, The World Trade Center Collapse (starring John Barrowman) was released with an American release in October. It recounts the life of Jesse Helms, a man determined to stop the flow of drugs that are bringing untold misery and pain to the world. But despite his attempt, he is ultimately doomed from the start as he takes the final steps in his quest to save his families.
Hollywood World Heist to Give Americans More Security Through Crime and Corruption (2016)
The movie, starring Tom Stoppard, features the exploits of local and international law enforcement agencies. This takes the world in a completely new direction following the tragic terrorist attack in Paris on Friday, Sept. 17, in which 129 people were killed and over 1.2 million people injured.
An epic war of crime sets the stage for the film’s climactic showdown between three law enforcement agencies, one with military-style operations and one with an international elite. It is based on the novel, “Hollywood World Strike Two: Los Angeles Times Review”, written by Jason Sudeikis (writer/director), published by Pinnacle Entertainment.
An epic war of crime sets the stage for the film’s climactic showdown between three law enforcement agencies, one with military-style operations and one with an international elite. It is based on the novel, “Hollywood World Strike Two: Los Angeles Times Review”, written by Jason Sudeikis (writer/director), published by Pinnacle Entertainment.
India too is caught in this vicious circle of drug abuse, and the numbers of drug addicts are increasing day by day. According to a UN report, One million heroin addicts are registered in India, and unofficially there are as many as five million. What started off as casual use among a minuscule population of high-income group youth in the metro has permeated to all sections of society. Inhalation of heroin alone has given way to intravenous drug use, that too in combination with other sedatives and painkillers. This has increased the intensity of the effect, hastened the process of addiction and complicated the process of recovery. Cannabis, heroin, and Indian-produced pharmaceutical drugs are the most frequently abused drugs in India. Cannabis products, often called charas, bhang, or ganja, are abused throughout the country because it has attained some amount of religious sanctity because of its association with some Hindu deities. The International Narcotics Control Board in its 2002 report released in Vienna pointed out that in India persons addicted to opiates are shifting their drug of choice from opium to heroin. The pharmaceutical products containing narcotic drugs are also increasingly being abused. The intravenous injections of analgesics like dextropropoxphene etc are also reported from many states, as it is easily available at 1/10th the cost of heroin. The codeine-based cough syrups continue to be diverted from the domestic market for abuse
Drug abuse is a complex phenomenon, which has various social, cultural, biological, geographical, historical and economic aspects. The disintegration of the old joint family system, absence of parental love and care in modern families where both parents are working, decline of old religious and moral values etc lead to a rise in the number of drug addicts who take drugs to escape hard realities of life. Drug use, misuse or abuse is also primarily due to the nature of the drug abused, the personality of the individual and the addicts immediate environment. The processes of industrialization, urbanization and migration have led to loosening of the traditional methods of social control rendering an individual vulnerable to the stresses and strains of modern life. The fast changing social milieu, among other factors, is mainly contributing to the proliferation of drug abuse, both of traditional and of new psychoactive substances. The introduction of synthetic drugs and intravenous drug use leading to HIV/AIDS has added a new dimension to the problem, especially in the Northeast states of the country.
Drug abuse has led to a detrimental impact on the society. It has led to increase in the crime rate. Addicts resort to crime to pay for their drugs. Drugs remove inhibition and impair judgment egging one on to commit offences. Incidence of eve- teasing, group clashes, assault and impulsive murders increase with drug abuse. Apart from affecting the financial stability, addiction increases conflicts and causes untold emotional pain for every member of the family. With most drug users being in the productive age group of 18-35 years, the loss in terms of human potential is incalculable. The damage to the physical, psychological, moral and intellectual growth of the youth is very high. Adolescent drug abuse is one of the major areas of concern in adolescent and young peoples behavior. It is estimated that, in India, by the time most boys reach the ninth grade, about 50 percent of them have tried at least one of the gateway drugs. However, there is a wide regional variation across states in term of the incidence of the substance abuse. For example, a larger proportion of teens in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh use gateway drugs (about 60 percent in both the states) than Uttar Pradesh or Haryana (around 35 percent). Increase in incidences of HIV, hepatitis B and C and tuberculosis due to addiction adds the reservoir of infection in the community burdening the health care system further. Women in India face greater problems from drug abuse. The consequences include domestic violence and infection with HIV, as well as the financial burden. Eighty seven per cent of addicts being treated in a de-addiction center run by the Delhi police acknowledged being violent with family members. Most of the domestic violence is directed against women and occurs in the context of demands for money to buy drugs. At the national level, drug abuse is intrinsically linked with racketeering, conspiracy, corruption, illegal money transfers, terrorism and violence threatening the very stability of governments.
India has braced itself to face the menace of drug trafficking both at the national and international levels. Several measures involving innovative changes in enforcement, legal and judicial systems have been brought into effect. The introduction of death penalty for drug-related offences has been a major deterrent. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, were enacted with stringent provisions to curb this menace. The Act envisages a minimum term of 10 years imprisonment extendable to 20 years and fine of Rs. 1 lakh extendable up to Rs. 2 lakhs for the offenders. The Act has been further amended by making provisions for the forfeiture of properties derived from illicit drugs trafficking. Comprehensive strategy involving specific programmes to bring about an overall reduction in use of drugs has been evolved by the various government agencies and NGOs and is further supplemented by measures like education, counseling, treatment and rehabilitation programmes. India has bilateral agreements on drug trafficking with 13 countries, including Pakistan and Burma. Prior to 1999, extradition between India and the United States occurred under the auspices of a 1931 treaty signed by the United States and the United Kingdom, which was made applicable to India in 1942. However, a new extradition treaty between India and the United States entered into