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Addiction, Genetics, And Criminal Responsibility, Stephen J. Morse
Addiction, Genetics, And Criminal Responsibility, Stephen J. Morse
Law and Contemporary Problems
In light of the abundance of studies focusing on the genetic contributions to addiction, Morse develops a meaningful background on the legal and scientific images of behavior, the disease concept of addiction, and the aspects of addiction for which a person may be held legally accountable.
Addiction And Substance Abuse In Nevada, An-Pyng Sun, Larry Ashley
Addiction And Substance Abuse In Nevada, An-Pyng Sun, Larry Ashley
Social Health of Nevada Reports
Substance abuse is known to cause a host of problems for individual users, their communities, and society as a whole. Its cost is staggering, as measured by lost productivity, medical illness, serious injuries, and premature death, as well as by resources required to run criminal justice system and special education programs (Meara & Frank, 2005). The substance abuse problem is global in scope. Consider these figures released by the United Nations’ 2005 World Drug Report[WDR] (United Nations, Office on Drug and Crime, 2005),
- In 2003-2004, about 200 million people, or 5% of the world’s population age 15-64, had used illicit …
Denial, Antoinette M. Sedillo Lopez