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how would drug treatment program impact the rate of burglaries ?
Drug addiction is one of the most common problem for the youth generation.According to some psychologists, Drug addiction sometimes leads to crime.They also stated that 17% prisoners admitted that, they attempt crime only to arrange money for drugs. So we all have the idea that Bulglarism can come from the extensive addiction of drugs. Some drugs like Marijuana has a strong effect on our nerves which excites the drug users to commit crime.
Drug therapy-Drag therapy is the most advanced and popular therapy for nowadays.This therapy is called as Pharmacotherapy.This therapy helps to get rid from the drug addiction.As drugs affect the nervous system directly, this therapy gives some medicine to cope with the health issues.These medicines directly gets involved with the receptors of the cell and helps to the growth of our body functional system.We need to maintain some rules and regulations when we are taking drug therapy.
Effects on Bulglaries Rate- Some study found that, drug addiction and Bulglaries rate has a significant Corelation. According to some health psychogists, Burglaries rate is increasing day by day only because of the extensive uses of drugs. So now the question is, how much drug treatment works on the reducing of Burglaries rate.
Some drug treatment therapist stated that, we cant able to change someones's past, but we can definetly try to give them a healthy future and drug therapy do so in a significant way. Drug addicted people started being violent when they loss the self control. So at the First stage, the treatment helps them to cope with the temperment issues. This kind of method also called as anger management theorey.
There are some rehabilitation center who are providing the best kind of treatment for drug addicted people. They mostly goes under the counselling process for the betterment of the drug users. Many studies also admitted that drug treatment is the only significant wayout for the drug users. Burglaries rate is also reducing for the drug treatment and it also taking care for the betterment of drug users.
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