People use drugs for several diseases and disorders, which often occurs within the body. That means, all the chronic diseases, mental illness, sexually transmitted diseases, sudden accidents are all affect to the human body and drugs are used to cure those effects. But in drug abuse, there are various causes such as poverty, unemployment, lack of education, peer pressure, lack opportunity, association, like many other social, environmental, legal, educational, political like factors.
Subculture refers to an organized set of values, norms, beliefs, and attitudes that have become a traditional way of life among certain segments of a population. Delinquent subcultures, on the other hand, are those where anti-social behavior is required by the norms of the group. In 1955, Albert Cohen proposed a theory of delinquency in his book "Delinquent Boys," which sought to explain the origin and functions of delinquent subcultures. According to Cohen's theory, delinquency is not inborn or something the individual contrives on their own. Instead, individuals learn to become delinquent by interacting with others who share this pattern. Delinquent patterns are acquired by becoming a member of a group where delinquency is already an established pattern and is required by the norms of the group. Cohen believed that the delinquent subculture develops as a response and solution to the problem of "status frustration," which occurs because of socialization. Social...
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