It is needless to say that the term ‘drug’ is a conversational topic in current society. It is because of the unavoidable disaster happening to the society due to illicit drugs. Geetanjali Nagpal , Amy Winehouse , Whitney Houston , Matthew Perry like celebrities can be taken as instance to prove this. Simply, drug is any substance that, when inhaled, injected, smoked, consumed, absorbed via a patch on the skin, or dissolved under the tongue causes a physiological and often psychological change in the body. Unfortunately, there is a common misinterpretation among society that drugs mean only illegal substances that intoxicate people. In order to solve this issue, it is useful to clarify what really drugs are. According to the WHO, “A drug is any substance or product that is used or intended to be used to modify or explore physiological systems or pathological states for the benefit of the patient” . This definition mentions three characteristics of ...
The theory of social disorganization, developed by Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay, provides an enduring explanation for why certain neighborhoods have higher rates of social problems, such as delinquency, than others. The theory identifies three common problems that are typically present in neighborhoods with high crime rates: physical dilapidation, poverty, and heterogeneity. These factors, along with a highly transient population and unemployment, contribute to a breakdown in social organization and lead to crime and delinquency. Shaw and McKay's research demonstrated that the prevalence and frequency of various social ills tend to overlap with higher delinquency rates. The breakdown of informal social controls in these areas leads children to learn offending norms from their interactions with peers on the street, ultimately leading to a state of social disorganization. One of the most significant contributions of Shaw and McKay's theory is that it shows that high delinquency ...