Essays and Research Papers on Drugs & Alcohol

4 pages in length. The writer discusses how current drug laws and policies are not only ineffective, but they also serve to add fuel to an already-rampant social problem. Legalization is supported. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper examines drunk driving laws in NJ. The laws, penalties and criteria for breathalyzer admissibility are things discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the laws and ethics regarding drug testing in California schools. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page exploration of the logic of drug regulation. The author presents that argument that decriminalization has considerable potential when considered from the perspective of harm reduction. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page argument that partial reallocation of the funds that are customarily used in the law enforcement/criminal justice arenas to apprehend and imprison drug and alcohol abusers for their transgressions is necessary. These funds could be no more appropriately used than through well designed and implemented drug and alcohol treatment programs.

This 5 page report supports the criminalization of illegal drugs usage by showing creative programs that do work across the United States, rather than re-structuring the laws that govern the use of illegal substances. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

6 pages in length. Despite the tendency to be lenient with an individual's first DUI offense, there is absolutely no reason to extend anything but the full force of the law when drivers are pulled over - and subsequently arrested - for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. One only needs ...

A 10 page overview of the laws affecting the possession and sale of alcoholic beverages in Alaska. Includes information regarding the history and current status of such laws and statistics regarding alcohol related injuries as well as information regarding 'local option' the ability of individual communities to prohibit sale and possession of alcoholic ...

7 pages in length. California may be leading the way in this particular area of law enforcement but at what cost? Clearly, the trade out for removing drug offenders from the streets is not equal to the exorbitant expenditure necessary to house these nonviolent, nonfelonious criminals. While other states may want to ...

10 pages in length. The perpetuation of criminal activity at all levels, coupled with the severely limited resources availed to the state and federal criminal justice system, has made it almost compulsory for law enforcement to find other alternatives beyond incarceration for minor drug offenders. With funding as scarce a commodity as ever, ...

10 pages in length. Prohibition was instrumental in creating a significant amount of social change during and after its existence; depending upon one's opinion, those changes have been construed as both good and bad. Initially, with the act of drinking being illegal, it forced people into the underground and made them imbibe with ...

A 9 page research paper discussing the problem of addiction, its causes, process & development, treatment etc; Bibliography contains 6 sources.

5 pages in length. Beginning with an anecdotal introduction, paper discusses addiction as it specifically applies to drug and alcohol addiction. The addictive properties of specific drugs are outlined. Bibliography not available.

This is an 8 page paper discussing the moral and legal responsibility and the campaigns against drinking and driving. As drinking and driving continues to take many lives on an annual basis, two different formats are being used to control drinking and driving in Canada and the United States. From a legal perspective, stricter laws ...

A 20 page research study that looks at the issue of substance abuse and correlating social problems, like teen pregnancy, crime, increased welfare costs and the cost not only to the individual and family, but cost to society as well. Bibliography lists 21 sources.

This is a 5 page tutorial language paper discussing the moral and legal responsibility and the campaigns against drinking and driving. As drinking and driving continues to take many lives on an annual basis, two different formats are being used to control drinking and driving in Canada and the United States. From a legal perspective, ...

9 pages in length. The vicious cycle of social determinism plagues virtually every aspect of life, however, no place is more evident of this than with the relationship among law enforcement, drugs and race. Policing such an overwhelming cause as rampant drug use has brought to light an interwoven component of ethnic inclusion ...

6 pages in length. The United States has long been in battle with itself in an ongoing attempt to control its rampant drug problem. Attempts to legalize the otherwise unacceptable substances have routinely been met with staunch opposition, as people continue to believe that doing so would do nothing but unleash an even worse ...

8 pages in length. Of all the hotly debated topics looming over society today, there is one that has divided friends, family and lawmakers alike: the notion of legalizing drugs as a means by which to lower the crime rate and reduce the inherent negativity associated with drugs. To legalize drugs would be ...

15 pages in length. California has been considered a leader in the fight for drug control. With its 'three strike and you're out' program, the west coast state has demonstrated its firm stance on the issue of illegal drugs. However, the writer discusses that at the helm of this controversial topic is ...

This 5 page paper examines the problem of drug use among Indian and American youth. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 10 page report discusses the illegal drug trends that have taken place in the United States over the past two decades. Drugs have made a tremendous impact on American society over the past thirty to forty years, yet many Americans are often ambivalent regarding their opinions relating to drugs in terms of decriminalization, availability, ...

A 6 page research paper that examines the effects of parental substance abuse on their children and argues that such abuse greatly increases the chances that their children will, likewise, develop substance abuse problems. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 17 page paper on teenage drug abuse that pays particular attention to the extent of the problem in the United States, and particularly Alaska, why the 1980s programs are no longer working, what other U.S. communities are doing to make changes, and what Alaskan communities are doing to make changes. Bibliography lists 14 ...

This 7 page paper explores the topic of adolescent use of alcohol sociologically. A variety of theories are discussed including functionalism and differential association. Bibliography lists 7 sources.