CJ 4002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Binge Drinking, Scapegoating

• School: Temple University
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: CJ 4002
• Professor: Steven Belenko

Document Summary

billion annual costs to society from illegal drug use; large costs from drug related crime. 1. 5 million drug violation arrests in 2015 (13. 8% of all arrests) 64 - 81% of arrestees test positive for illegal drugs. More than half of prison inmates have a drug abuse problem. National household survey on drug use and health. Interview members of household age 12 and older. Annual survey of adolescents and college students. 41,700 8th, 10th, and 12th graders in 2013 survey. About 127 million people have aged 12+ have ever used an illegal drug. 35 million nonmusical use of prescription pain medications. 27 million current users (10. 2% of the population) 10. 3 million persons drove while under the in uence of a drug in the past year. Annual prevalence of drug use decreased somewhat among high school students from 2013 - 2015: mostly because of decrease in marijuana use. Decrease in perceived harmfulness of drug use.