Drugs And Alcohol Of The New World - 1656 Words

Drugs and alcohol are â€Å"commonplace words in our society† (Stevens Smith, pg. 1). They are common themes at â€Å"celebrations, religious rituals, during recreation and for pain relief† (Stevens Smith, pg. 1). Some people though abuse drugs. We see more instances of people â€Å"both young and old abusing drugs† (Stevens Smith, pg. 1). We’ll discuss how â€Å"common drug abuse is, who it affects and how it correlates to violence, child and domestic abuse† (Stevens Smith, pg. 1). Drugs and Alcohol Nicotine One drug, nicotine is intertwined within the fabric of our society. The â€Å"Indians of the new world were already using it over 2000 years ago† (Stevens Smith, pg. 11). It is an acceptable drug used by an estimated â€Å"69.7 million†¦show more content†¦Alcohol The world health organization estimates that â€Å"2 billion people worldwide consume alcohol† (Comer, pg. 295). Alcohol plays a role in 1/3 of all suicides, homicides, rapes, assaults and accidental deaths in the united states† (Comer, pg. 298). According to a British crime survey conducted in 2009-2010, approximately â€Å"986,000 violent incidences were the result of an inebriated offender† (Jayne Valentine, pg. 69). A study conducted in â€Å"Australia of alcohol related child abuse looked at 29,455 children between the years of 2001-2005† (Laslett, Room, Dietze, Ferris, pg 1786). This study concluded â€Å"that  ¼ of children were maltreated when the parent was a recurring alcohol abuser† (Laslett, Room, Dietze, Ferris, pg 1786). The key finding is that children who are in alcohol and drug abuse homes should be considered key risk factors that increase and child risk of abuse and neglect† (Laslett, Room, Dietze, Ferris, pg 1786). Domestic Abuse There’s always such a focus on crime perpetrated against women but in my research I found an article on intimate partner violence of women perpetrators. This study looked at young adults between the ages of 18-26. They were interviewed from 2001-2002. The study looked at the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and found that IPV’s ranged from 12 – 39 % while only 3.9 % reported a sexual IPV and 73.9 % reported no IPV (Iritani, Waller, Halpern,