Explaining the Problem of Drug Addiction in United States by S138-Zhenxi Cao https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge en-us 2022-11-06 01:17:11 UTC 2025-12-21 19:20:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f48a.png Explaining the Problem of Drug Addiction in United State 1171600698 https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2371393112 2022-11-06 01:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2371393112 19.7 million U.S. adults had a substance use disorder in 2017 1171600698 https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2529976554 2023-03-24 06:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2529976554 About 38% of adults had an illicit drug use disorder in 2017 1171600698 https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2529979131 more than $740 billion annually in lost workplace productivity, healthcare costs, and crime-related costs are coming from drug abuse and addiction. ]]> 2023-03-24 06:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2529979131 1171600698 https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2532300746 The law for dealing with the problem is adequate, but it is not well enforced because the legality of drug selling and the use of drugs depends on state laws, There are 19 US states which have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Oregon is the first state to legalize the consumption and possession of all drugs.]]> 2023-03-27 02:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2532300746 1171600698 https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2532302755 This problem affects the United States Judicial branch because drug addiction causes the crime rate to rise. 

According to The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR), in 2007, 3.9 percent of the 14,831 homicides were drug-related. 50% of teenagers reported misusing a drug at least once in their lifetime
]]> 2023-03-27 02:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2532302755 1171600698 https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2532306551 The Governments and drug dealers are involved in creating this problem because the laws related to the drug are not strict, and no one would get addicted to a drug if there were no trade. ]]> 2023-03-27 02:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2532306551 Disagreements 1171600698 https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2532379829 "Drug legalization would benefit the United States in several ways: save Federal, State, and local governments billions of dollars a year; lead to reduced crime and safer neighborhoods; and enhance public health."——Karin L. Swisher]]> 2023-03-27 03:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2532379829 1171600698 https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2532386900 Drug addiction is the second most big problem facing the country. ]]> 2023-03-27 03:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2532386900 1171600698 https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2532388691 US Cannabis Arrests]]> 2023-03-27 03:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/1171600698/y8vpvfrh361sxvge/wish/2532388691