･ Of all psychoactive substances, alcohol is the only one whose consumption has been shown to commonly ... ･ Alcohol drinking and violence are linked through pharmacological effects on behavior, through expectations ... ･ Illegal drugs and ...
http://www.druglibrary.org/SCHAFFER/LIBRARY/basicfax6.h...
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These extrapolations of the ideas of Szasz provide us with an interesting backdrop for exploring the social reality of the drugs-crime connection. ... Does drug use cause crime?
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www.umsl.edu/~keelr/180/drgcrime.html
www.umsl.edu/~keelr/180/drgcrime.html
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Crime Question: How Do Drugs Cause Crime? There are many obvious reasons that can endorse the view that drugs are one of the prime reasons of spreading crime. The first reason you can cite is the cost ... There are many obvious reasons that can endorse the view that drugs are one of the prime reasons of spreading crime.
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www.blurtit.com/q469250.html
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The state has more illegal meth labs per person than any other state, according to the Arkansas Crime Laboratory. Law enforcement agencies have seized 536 drug labs in the state so far this year.
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www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n1469/a08.html
www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n1469/a08.html
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Drugs don't cause crime, people abusing drugs cause crime. There doesn't even have to be the addiction issue for the crime to take place. For clarity, I'm not even mentioning pot; mostly meth, coke and prescription pain abuse.
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www.blueoregon.com/2008/09/do-drugs-cause.html
www.blueoregon.com/2008/09/do-drugs-cause.html
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They each produce certain effects, just as other drugs do, but those effects do not cause people to commit crimes. ... What causes the crime is drug prohibition. It limits the supply to illegal dealers and therefore drives up the price. Addicts will sometimes resort to crime to finance their own habit if they have no...
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www.issues-views.com/index.php/sect/2001/article/2007
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Drugs/crime relationship ... Most crimes result from a variety of factors (personal, situational, cultural, economic); even when drugs are a cause, they are likely to be only one factor among many.
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www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/crime...
www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/crime/index.html
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While the argument that drugs cause crime generally involves an explicit statement to the effect that drug addicts are driven to commit crimes to finance their habits, the fact is that not all drug users are addicts.
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www.drugpolicy.org/library/drugs_crimep1.cfm
www.drugpolicy.org/library/drugs_crimep1.cfm
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ONDCP's latest blog post boldly proclaims that drugs cause crime because most people who get arrested test positive for drugs. As is their habit, ONDCP's post was created by taking a newspaper article, misunderstanding it, and then drawing exaggerated conclusions that are factually wrong:
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stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle_blog/2007/aug/30/just_beca...
stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle_blog/2007/aug/30/just_because_criminals_use_drugs
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