Idaho Substance Abuse Case Study

Justice, 1998). These offenses are ruled as vehicular manslaughter. It can have a prison term attached to it. There are programs that are available to initiate the mindset of the young that drugs are bad. One such program is D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) and has been implemented in elementary schools across the nation. The D.A.R.E. officers serve as positive role models for these young students and incorporate help from the students, parents, teachers, and community. Every aspect

at highest risk for marijuana addiction, as they are "three times more likely than adults to develop dependency" (U.S. Drug 65). However, this is transported from the fact that treatment admission rates for reporting marijuana as the primary substance of abuse increased from thirty-two to sixty-five percent between 1993 and 2003 (U.S Drug 66). Therefore, more young children ages twelve through seventeen entered treatment in 2003 for marijuana dependency than for alcohol and all other illegal drugs

Dilaudid, Fentynal, those are all prescription drugs that are prescribed for pain for numerous ailments; these are all opiods, which are related to heroin. Therefore, the real question is, why not push for marijuana? Marijuana is an illegal substance and designated a

“The drug war has failed--we spend nearly $50 billion annually on the drug war and problems related to drug abuse continue to worsen. We need to acknowledge that drug abuse is a health problem with social and economic consequences. It is time to bring some illegal drugs within the law by regulating, taxing and controlling them. Ending the drug war will dramatically reduce violence related to underground drug dealing” (Nader). Ralph Nader, is descripted by Biography.com as an; “Attorney, activist

their start times to better the overall performance and effectiveness of their school. Although others dispute the fact that money for the participating schools would decrease and argue the amount of time for cut practices would not be substantial, cases have proved these claims false with positive results. By simply starting high school an hour or two later, teenagers would no longer battle with their biological processes. Along with a decrease in mental and sleep disorders due to this impactful change

risk factor for teen pregnancy. Some factors include sexual pressure from peers, belief that most peers are sexually active, friends who are sexually active, dating at an early age, and dating someone who is a few years older than you (Southeastern Idaho Public Health, n.d.). Many teenagers feel the pressure from their peers to have sex before they are ready. Those who decide to give into peer pressure often are not informed about safe sexual behavior and therefore may become pregnant. The same goes

1   First California, Then Utah, Should Idaho Follow Suit? Effectiveness and Constitutionality of Gang Injunctions Ryan Jacobsen* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 1 GENERAL STANDARD FOR ISSUING AN INJUNCTION .................................... 3 WHAT IS A CIVIL GANG INJUNCTION? ......................................................

mistrust of people outside of their community due to their social and political struggles in this country. Any mental health professional working with them must seek to not just understand but utilize these values in treatment. That is not often the case, so mental health issues go undiagnosed and untreated (Manson, 2004). The above factors all interact with each other to present a picture of a population of youth from a culture with history of disenfranchisement and suffering, which has led to higher

and he tells you that he isn't changing the dose and says that to take it only when you need it. This is an example of how an addiction starts and how it grows into a problem. It isn't only pain killers that can be addicting, but there are other substances in the world that are addictive, such as tobacco, heroine, and crack. This not only is a contributing factor to the health of our citizens, but it also contributes to the costs of healthcare in the United States. This accounts for 10 trillion dollars

by firearms are down a total of 39 percent during that time frame and “other crimes caused by firearms” are down a whole 69 percent. (Snyder) According to recent studies found through Boston and Columbia University, there are only six states in which at least 50 percent of the households are believed to own a gun; Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, West Virginia and Wyoming. If the liberal arguments about guns had truth, we should expect these six states to have an extremely high crime rate do to so