#2: Lassiez-Faire (p. 27) zPolitical: y“Hands-off” Government zSocial: y If a seller wants to sell it, and the buyer wants to buy it - let them zHistorical: yThere was a time in the United States when all drugs were “legal”

#3: D.A.W.N. System - Describe zD.A.W.N. - Drug Abuse Warning Network yThis system collects data on drug-related crises from several hundred hospital emergency rooms in metropolitan areas around the country.

#3: D.A.W.N. System - Information zTwo basic types of information: yA. Drug-related ER visit yB. Drug-related death

#3: Drug-related ER Visit zIf an individual goes to an ER with any problem that is determined to be drug- related, then each drug involved in recorded as “mentioned.” zRefer to Table 2.2 (p. 30)

#3: Drug-related Death zIf a drug is involved in someone’s death, the Coroner is expected to report their findings to the DAWN system. zRefer to Table 2.2 (p. 30)

#4: Why Drug Use Could Cause Crime z#1 - Drug use somehow changes the individual’s personality in a lasting way. (p. 37) yMuch of the research shows that there are many other factors in defining a “criminal type” of personality. yRegardless, there is some current brain research that is investigating the link between drug use and permanent damage in the frontal lobes.

Why Drug Use Could Cause Crime z#2 - People commit crimes while “under the influence….” (p. 38) yMuch of the research shows that alcohol is clearly linked with violent crime: x40% - assaults x33% - forcible rape x33% - child-molestation

Why Drug Use Could Cause Crime z#3 - Crimes are carried out to obtain drug money. (p. 38) yMuch of the research shows that heroin addicts constitute the largest proportion of those arrested for robbery. x33% - Robberies & burglaries x25% - Fraud x20% - Drug trafficking

Why Drug Use Could Cause Crime z#4 - Illicit drug use is a crime. (p. 39) y1 million arrests each year in the U.S. is for drug-law violations. yMore than 1/2 of all federal prisoners are convicted on drug charges.