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go.lag

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Describe several ways in which people have thought that drug use might be a cause of criminal behavior.
 
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Discuss the relative dependence liability of different drugs.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Drug use might change the individual's personality in a lasting way, making him or her into a criminal type (evidence does not support this). Drug use might cause criminal behavior while the person is under the influence of the drug (evidence strongest for alcohol). Crimes may be carried out for the purpose of obtaining money to purchase illicit drugs (evidence supports this). Illicit drug use is a crime (over 1.5 million arrests per year in the U.S.).

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Some drugs are more likely than others to lead to compulsive use. These tend to be the drugs that work as positive reinforcers in animal models. Bonus: However, blaming dependence entirely on the drug itself ignores many other important social and individual variables.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 22, 2018
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