The relation of drug abuse,criminal activity,recidivism, and how it effects society
Summary
TLDRThe speaker discusses the significant role of drug and alcohol abuse in criminal activity, highlighting its societal impacts, including financial costs, health risks, and recidivism. They explain how many offenders commit crimes to obtain drugs and explore the high relapse rates among those in treatment centers. The speaker emphasizes that addressing deeper issues like employment and social support is crucial to overcoming addiction. Drawing from personal experience, they advocate for treating individuals with care and support, encouraging society to engage with those struggling with addiction to foster hope and recovery.
Takeaways
- 😀 Drug abuse can lead to criminal activity, even if offenders are not under the influence when committing the crime.
- 🚨 About 24.2% of crimes committed by drug abusers are violent, including 30% as rapes or sexual assaults and 23.3% as robberies.
- 💵 The cost of drug abuse to society in the U.S. exceeds $820 billion annually, with costs related to healthcare, crime, and lost productivity.
- 📉 Drug abuse contributes to public health crises like the spread of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, as well as domestic issues like homelessness and unemployment.
- 🏠 38% of the homeless in the U.S. are addicted to alcohol, while 26% are addicted to drugs.
- 🔄 Recidivism rates in the U.S. show that two-thirds of released prisoners are re-arrested within three years, and three-quarters are incarcerated within five years.
- 🏥 The recidivism rate in treatment centers is high, with 40-60% of individuals relapsing after treatment.
- ⏳ Short-term treatment centers, often lasting only 30 days, are insufficient for lasting recovery.
- 💼 Employment is a strong predictor of recovery success, but many drug abusers struggle to find work due to their criminal records and antisocial behavior.
- 🤝 Support systems, both inside and outside treatment centers, play a critical role in overcoming addiction. Personal treatment as an individual is essential for success.
Q & A
What are the two main reasons people use drugs, according to the speaker?
-According to the speaker, people use drugs either to seek pleasure or to numb emotional or physical pain.
What percentage of crimes committed by drug abusers are considered violent crimes?
-According to the data cited, 24.2% of the crimes committed by drug abusers are classified as crimes of violence.
How does the speaker describe the financial cost of drug abuse to society?
-The speaker estimates that drug abuse costs society over $820 billion annually, impacting healthcare, crime rates, and lost productivity.
What are some of the societal impacts of drug abuse mentioned in the script?
-The societal impacts of drug abuse include the spread of diseases like HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, homelessness, unemployment, domestic abuse, divorce, and crime.
What is recidivism, and how does it relate to drug abusers according to the speaker?
-Recidivism refers to the tendency of individuals to relapse into criminal behavior or drug abuse after treatment or incarceration. The speaker states that a large percentage of inmates and treatment center patients relapse, continuing the cycle of drug abuse and crime.
What percentage of individuals relapse after treatment, according to the script?
-According to the speaker, between 40% and 60% of individuals relapse after completing treatment.
Why does the speaker believe short-term treatment programs are often ineffective?
-The speaker argues that most treatment programs, which last around 30 days, are too short for effective recovery. A longer recovery period is needed to address the deeper issues contributing to addiction.
What are the key factors the speaker identifies as contributors to relapse beyond substance abuse?
-The speaker highlights factors such as difficulty finding employment due to a criminal record, antisocial behavior, isolation, and returning to a criminal lifestyle as key contributors to relapse.
How does the speaker suggest society can better support those struggling with addiction?
-The speaker suggests that society should treat addicts as individuals, not just statistics. Providing committed support both inside and outside treatment facilities can help individuals recover and reintegrate into society.
What personal experience does the speaker share to illustrate their point about recovery?
-The speaker shares their own experience of recovering from a 20-year drug addiction and incarceration. With committed support from a treatment facility, they were able to change their life and become a productive member of society.
Outlines
💊 The Role of Drug Abuse in Crime and Its Impact on Society
This paragraph discusses the significant role drug abuse plays in criminal activity, both directly and indirectly. It explores how offenders commit crimes to fund their drug habits, and presents statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Justice showing the correlation between drug use and violent crimes. Additionally, the paragraph highlights the broader societal impacts of drug abuse, including its contribution to a recidivism cycle and its immense financial burden on the U.S., estimated at over $820 billion annually.
🛑 Challenges in Treating Drug Addiction and Recidivism
This paragraph focuses on the challenges faced by drug addicts in treatment and the high recidivism rate. It outlines how many treatment centers offer short-term recovery programs, such as 30-day stays, which are insufficient for long-term recovery. It emphasizes that the biggest indicators of relapse are not solely substance abuse but also factors like unemployment and antisocial behavior. The paragraph concludes by examining how individuals, unable to break free from their past, often relapse due to lack of support and reintegration into their former lifestyle.
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Keywords
💡Drug Abuse
💡Criminal Activity
💡Recidivism
💡Societal Cost
💡Treatment Centers
💡HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis
💡Homelessness
💡Relapse
💡Support Systems
💡Criminal Companions
Highlights
The speaker discusses the link between drug abuse and criminal activity, including crimes committed to obtain money for drugs.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 24.2% of crimes committed by drug abusers are violent crimes.
The speaker mentions that 30% of drug-related crimes are rapes or sexual assaults, while 23.3% are robberies.
Drug abuse costs the U.S. an estimated $820 billion annually, impacting healthcare, crime, and productivity.
There are non-financial costs to society, including the spread of diseases like HIV, hepatitis, and the effects on unborn children.
The speaker states that 38% of the homeless population in the U.S. struggles with alcohol addiction, while 26% are addicted to drugs.
The concept of recidivism is discussed, focusing on individuals who repeatedly cycle through prison or treatment facilities due to drug addiction.
Within three years of release, two-thirds of inmates are re-arrested, and within five years, three-quarters of them return to prison.
In treatment centers, the recidivism rate is 40-60%, meaning many individuals relapse after completing a short-term treatment program.
Short-term recovery centers (e.g., 30 days) are criticized for not providing enough time for effective recovery.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of employment as a predictor of success after treatment, noting the difficulty of finding jobs with a criminal record.
Social isolation and returning to criminal companions are highlighted as factors that increase the likelihood of relapse.
The speaker argues that drug addiction is often a symptom of deeper issues such as social isolation and lack of support.
A clinical expert from Place of Hope in Columbia, Tennessee, explains that people often use drugs to either seek pleasure or numb pain.
The speaker shares a personal story of overcoming drug addiction with the support of a committed treatment center, highlighting the importance of individualized care.
Transcripts
are you ready
hey guys today I'm going to talk about
I'm going to talk about drug abuse and
the role that it plays with the with the
person abusing the drugs the criminal
activity related to it how it affects
society and the recidivism rate of drug
abuse as well and what we what we can do
about it now
sometimes drugs and alcohol they play a
role in criminal activity even when the
offender even when the offender is not
under the influence at the time the
crime is committed many offenders commit
crimes in order to get money to obtain
drugs the exotics exact extent of the
role that drugs and alcohol play in the
commission of crimes in the u.s. is
probably impossible to determine but
it's obviously significant according to
data from a variety of government
sources such as the US Bureau of Justice
Statistics which says that that twenty
four point two percent of the crimes
that drug abusers commit are crimes of
violence also thirty percent our rapes
or sexual assaults twenty three point
three percent of robberies 24.1% or
assaults twenty six point two percent or
aggravated assaults and twenty three
point five percent are perceived by the
victims to be under the influence when
they commit these crimes now I'm going
to talk about how to fix the society and
the cost of drugs used to society the
estimated cost of drug abuse in the u.s.
is more than around eight hundred and
twenty billion dollars a year and it's
continuing to grow the substance abuse
in the u.s. it calls society in
increased health care healthcare cost
crime and lost productivity other cost
of society it goes beyond financial cost
and this is throughout life for instance
the spread of HIV or AIDS or
hepatitis E when drug addict Sharon
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the effects on unborn children in crime
unemployment domestic abuse divorce and
homelessness which according to a white
sand treatment study they said that 38
percent of our homeless or addicted
alcohol and 26 percent of the homeless
in the US are addicted to drugs and and
I understand that this this us as a
society this is certainly disturbing and
it and it upset it's upsetting because
all of our dollars are going to people
who are seeking help but it seems like
they don't want any help that we're
wanting to get them sober and we want
them to seek sobriety and we want them
to have sobriety so they can be
productive but nothing's happening and
what's really happening is that this
entails goes into a recidivism rate not
only in people being released Andrea
rested and going to prisons or back to
jails but also the recidivism rate in
the treatment centers and what
recidivism is it's like when somebody's
incarcerated or when when somebody here
is in a treatment facility and they get
out they end up going right back in and
the receive the recidivism rate in the
US according to Quran report dot org is
states that within three years of an
inmate of a prisoner getting out two
thirds of those inmates that are
released will be rested and within five
years of this this thing may get now
three fourths three out of four of them
will be redirected and incarcerated now
the dream Center for recovery and then a
studies we've done a study on the
recidivism rate in treatment
sinners and it's an it's estimated that
forty to sixty percent of individuals
relapse after treatment and this is the
this is the issue right here most
treatment centers are not extended stays
they're not throw long recovery sinners
they're they're uh just most of times
like thirty days and that's not an
extensive amount of time for somebody to
get treatment or recovery so the quality
of treatment that an addict receives is
widely considered to being the biggest
indicator for risk of recidivism but the
much stronger predictors of failure than
substance abuse are employment and and
this is where their background or their
past history they've struggled to be
able to find employment because of their
criminal record antisocial behavior we
thought the the people the drug addict
sees their self as insignificant in
society and can't find their place and
so they get standoffish isolate and go
back to what they're doing then you have
criminal companions and so when they do
that when they finally oscillate and
they don't feel like there's any support
anywhere else they go back to the people
that they know and the criminal needs
the criminal needs are like the
lifestyle they miss this lifestyle
they've they're trying to unlearn this
old way to learn a new way and all these
other factors are rolling in and so they
don't know how to live and so what I'm
getting at is that the issue really
isn't that really isn't the drugs the
real issues are being uncovered and what
stems from that is drug addiction drug
use drug problems society's problems as
well now Mike who he's a clinical
to replace a hope in Columbia Tennessee
he said that most people use drugs and
alcohol for two reasons one is because
they they won't pleasure they like the
feeling and it's a good feeling
and the other one is to take away the
pain to numb the pain I've heard him
saying Washington say that upon entering
a facility if somebody wants sobriety
they're there they're sober now let's
get to the issue at hand in places like
place of hope and there's some other
facilities in this country that are like
place of hope in Columbia Tennessee they
don't just go by statistics and that's
what most people feel like they are most
addicts that enter recovery centers or
or in or that are incarcerated they feel
like a statistic and they don't feel
like an individual and so and so they
see themselves as somebody being talked
about instead of being talked to and
that's what we need and I know it works
because I too used to be one of these
people I went through a went through a
treatment facility and I was treated as
an individual I had support I had
committed support not just inside of
there but also outside and they guided
me along the steps of my recovery as
they continue to guide me and it's been
several years now and if it wasn't for
them I wouldn't be able to sit here and
talk to you right now being being a
student at Columbia State when when I've
had when I've been incarcerated when
I've had a drug problem for 20 years
when I'm when I'm a felon when I had all
these things that were stacked up
against me and I come out of it and I
just continue to progress it's because I
have the support from from people that
are committed to help me out and you can
do the same thing so when you see these
people don't just talk about them talk
to because that's they may be you may be
that hope that these
people need to see in their life so
reach out to these people and these are
people that are homeless these are
people that are incarcerated these are
people that are in these treatment
centers these are these are people
struggling to find a ride to go get a
job to go look for a job these people
are all around in our community and they
need some help and we're the ones that
can help thank you for listening
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