In 1968, when American soldiers came home from the Vietnam War addicted to heroin, President Richard Nixon initiated the War on Drugs. More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force, headed by then Vice-President George Bush, in response to the city of M...

"Alcohol is the most commonly used drug in Britain with only 7 per cent of men and 13 per cent of women describing themselves as non-drinkers" (Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2000: 6). "When considered in population terms, alcohol is a more important risk factor for antisocial...

Issue 1: If drugs were legalized, would drug use increase or decrease? Would crime and additional drug-related problems worsen or not? If illegal drugs were decriminalized, the same people who use drugs now would probably continue to use them. However, they wouldn't have to steal to supp...

Have we lost the War on Drugs? The War on Drugs officially started in 1972 with President Nixon declaring that drug law enforcement was not strict enough. To enforce the laws of the original Harrison Act, a new and intensified plan was to be enacted. The war reached its peak during the Reaga...

When the word rave comes to mind, teenagers think of flashing lights, loud techno music and dance floors full of euphoric youth. What they might not realize is the danger that lurks in the people at those raves and the drugs that they might be carrying. Over the decade, raves have turn into giant...