Types of Drugs
Drugs that slow down the activity of the central nervous system; depending on the specific drug, they help induce drowsiness and relaxation, and they can reduce anxiety and pain
Depressants
the idea of ending government-enforced prohibition on the sale, distribution, and personal use of banned drugs
Drug Legalization
policy makers, police agencies, and police officers holding racial attitudes that shape their construction of policies, perceptions of crime problems, and responses to crime in a way that disproportionately disadvantages people of color
racially discriminatory policing
This country imposes penalties for drug trafficking including the death penalty, but the government argues its zero-tolerance policy are effective.
Singapore
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mind-altering drugs that cause delusions or hallucinations
Hallucinogens
policies, programmes and practices that aim to minimise the negative health, social and legal impacts associated with drug use, drug policies and drug laws
Harm reduction
the illegal transporting of or transacting in (large amounts of) controlled substances
Drug trafficking
In this country, any medical practitioner can prescribe heroin in the treatment of medical conditions
UK (Britain)
a period from 1920 to 1933 when the production, transportation, sale, and importation of alcohol was banned by the 18th Amendment to the Constitution
Prohibition
Drugs derived from opium that slow down the central nervous system, relieve pain, and induce drowsiness, euphoria, and relaxation
Narcotics
the use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies for the treatment of substance use disorders.
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT)
legal and regulatory restrictions that limit or prohibit people convicted of crimes from accessing employment, business and occupational licensing, housing, voting, education, and other opportunities.
Collateral consequences
the first country in the European Union to decriminalize all drugs, including cocaine and heroin, under a statue passed in 2000
Portugal
the physical or psychological harm a drug might cause over a long period of use.
Drug Toxicity
Drugs that speed up the central nervous system and increase alertness and energy and possibly produce euphoria or anxiety
Stimulants
removing criminal sanctions against certain activities, including possession of drugs for personal use. The substance is still prohibited generally, but the repercussions for being found in possession of the substance are no longer criminal.
Decriminalization
laws that allow both police departments and prosecutors’ offices to retain and spend a percentage of seized drug money and other assets
asset-forfeiture laws
This country's drug policy involves extrajudicial killings of drug suspects. It is estimated that since 2016 between 12,000 to 30,000 civilians have been killed in anti-drug operations.
Philippines
Widely considered the most harmful drug.
Alcohol
invisible, volatile substances found in common household products that produce chemical vapors that are inhaled to induce psychoactive or mind-altering effects
inhalants
the act of making drugs illegal to possess, manufacture, or distribute
Criminalization
The three basic categories of drug-related crimes.
1.Crime is committed as a result of being under the influence of a drug
2.Crime is committed as need to obtain money to purchase drugs
3.Crime is committed on the basis of participation in drug trafficking
This country has a pragmatic drug policy that tolerates recreational use, possession, and trade of non-medicinal drugs under certain circumstances. This policy, known as gedoogbeleid, is based on the idea that a drug-free society is unrealistic and that efforts should be focused on reducing the harm caused by recreational drug use
Netherlands
The state with the best drivers. Only considering Pennsylvania & New Jersey.
New Jersey