This presentation looks at America's current system for dealing with adolescent drug addicts. It discusses what changes need to be made for our country to make improvements.
2. ïĄ A 2013 study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse:
ï§ 25.5% of 12th graders
ï§ 19.4% of 10th graders
ï§ 8.5% of 8th graders
ADOLESCENT DRUG USE IN AMERICA
3. ïĄ What types of drugs are adolescents abusing today?
ADOLESCENT DRUG USE IN AMERICA
4. ïĄ Drug Abuse v. Drug Addiction
ï§ Research on the brain
ï§ âForward momentum is hindered by the complexity of the problem,
but also by the archaic attitudes that are behind the stigmatization of
drug users- the idea that good kids abstain and bad kids use- and the
basic misunderstanding of addiction (the belief that itâs a choice,
whereas we know itâs a disease)â (Sheff, 2014, p. 284).
ï§ Comparing addiction to other illnesses
ADDICTION AS A DISEASE
5. ïĄ Primary Research
ï§ Interview with a 22 year old male, first hand experience
ï§ Is incarceration effective?
ï§ Can drug addiction be cured?
ï§ Effective drug treatment qualities?
ïĄ Secondary Research
ï§ The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment by Clinton Terry
ï§ Understanding the Demand for Illegal Drugs by Peter Reuter
ï§ Clean by David Sheff
ï§ âNever Too Late: Public Optimism About Juvenile Rehabâ by Piquero
ï§ âCan Drug Courts Help to Reduce Jail and Prison Populations?â by
Sevigny
ï§ âMoving Toward Utopia: Vision of Progress for American Jailsâ by
Stinchcomb
ï§ National Institute on Drug Abuse
RESEARCH METHODS
6. ïĄ Original Intention v. Todayâs Focus
ïĄ Drugs Won: High consumption and increase in arrests
ïĄ Individual Suffering
ïĄ Negative Impacts on Society and the Criminal Justice System
ï§ Financial Costs
ï§ Overcrowding
ï§ Returning Offenders
THE WAR ON DRUGS
7. ïĄ Although addiction cannot be cured, it can be put into
remission.
ïĄ What does the general public think about adolescent drug
offenders?
ïĄ Initial Costsâ Expensive..
ïĄ Importance of Follow Up Care
THE BENEFITS OF TREATMENT
8. ïĄ Limited Resources
ï§ Funding
ï§ Trained Staff
ïĄ Strict Eligibility Requirements
ï§ History of Violence
ï§ Lack of Motivation
ï§ Gang Membership
ï§ Mental Disorders
ISSUES WITH TREATMENT TODAY
9. ïĄ Change Societyâs View of Addiction
ïĄ Provide Funding
ïĄ Qualified Workers
ïĄ Reduce Eligibility Requirements
ïĄ What can we expect?
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
10. ïĄ David Sheffâs Novel, Clean.
ïĄ David Sheff on Drug Addiction (1:50-2:45):
ï§ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GbrDKW94SY
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
11. ïĄ Piquero, A., Cullen, F., Unnever, J., Piquero, N., & Gordon, J. (2010). Never
Too Late: Public Optimism About Juvenile Rehabilitation. Punishment and
Society, 12(2), 187-207. doi: 10.1177/1462474509357379.
ïĄ Reuter, P. (2010). Understanding the demand for illegal drugs. Retrieved
fromhttp://site.ebrary.com.libweb.ben.edu/lib/benu/docDetail.action?docI
D=10425174.
ïĄ Sevigny, E., Pollack, H., Reuter, P., (2013). Can Drug Courts Help to Reduce
Prison and Jail Populations? The Annals of the American Academy of
Political and Social Science, 647(1), 190-212. doi:
10.1177/0002716213476258.
ïĄ Sheff, D. (2014). Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending Americaâs
Greatest Tragedy. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
ïĄ Stinchcomb, J., Applegate, B., Kerle, K., Stojkovic, S. (2012). Moving
Toward Utopia: Visions of Progress for American Jails. Journal of
Contemporary Criminal Justice, 28(1), 23-41, doi:
10.1177/1043986211432204.
ïĄ Terry, W. (2002). Drug courts. In D. Levinson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of crime
and punishment. (pp. 557-560). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications,
Inc. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950664.n145.
ïĄ Volkow, N. D. (2014). National Institute on Drug Abuse: The Science of Drug
Abuse and Addiction. Retrieved from http://www.drugabuse.gov/.
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