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Illicit Drug Use in Australian Youth - Essay and Term Paper
Illicit Drug Use in Australian Youth
Eileen Bergan
CRIM 11-100
Crime and Deviance in Australia
Bond University
In the past years, drug use has become a relatively common form of behavior for young people in Australia. The recreational use of drugs by young people is now seen as a normal part of leisure and something to do before going out rather than a deviant action experimented by only a few people. Drug abuse is often defined as the overindulgence or patterns of use that result in health consequences or impairment in social, psychological, and occupational functioning (Chemical 2006). This can also be described as taking more than the recommended dose of prescription drugs without medical supervision, or using substances such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or other illegal substances. Legal substances, such as alcohol and nicotine, are also abused by many......
Total Word Count: 2013
Page Count: 8 (250 words a page / double spaced)
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