Policing: Drug Legislation, Policies, and Social Issues

Policing

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Drug legislation and policies.......................................................................................................1
Drug statistics and measures of harm..........................................................................................2
Drug taking and wide social and family issues...........................................................................2
Approaches taken by other countries...........................................................................................3
Links between drug and crime.....................................................................................................4
Innovation within drug market....................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Drug legislation and policies
Drug addiction has become the most serious problem in the society, many people are
taking drugs without having much knowledge about its consequences. There are many social and
family issues arise if someone becomes addicted to any pills (Alpert, Powell and Pacula, 2018).
Parents those who take drug or alcohol are unable to deal with their family members effectively.
Their habit of taking drug has negative influence over family members. Government of country
has made several laws to control over uses of drugs. Convention on Psychotropic substances
1971 describes that it is essential to remove such substances which are harmful for human being.
But still some of these drugs are made and sold illegally hence if someone finds associated with
it then there is strict punishment for the same. There are many countries where selling illegal
drug is serious crime and for that individual can get the death penalty. Government of UK has
made law misuse of drug act 1971 in which authorities explained various illegal drugs and have
divided into several categories that is class A, B, C. If any firm sells heroin, crack cocaine etc.
that is in the class A category then huge penalties need to be bear by concern firm or person.
Production or supply of such class A drugs is serious offence hence court gives life
imprisonment punishment to that person.
Psychoactive substances act 2016 is also introduced by government in which supply,
production, offering drugs on custodial premises or import or export are strictly prohibited. If
the person is using that drug, then it may affect person psychologically hence government has
decided to give 7-year punishment to criminal (Brunt, 2017). But this legislation excludes
several things such as alcohol, nicotine etc. from consideration of offence. Medicine act 1968
states that supply of such medicines are only allowed that are prescribed by medical
professionals. There are few pharmacy medicines that can be sold by pharmacist without having
prescription of doctors. General list of medicines can easily be supply by medical stores but they
need to ensure following advertising and labelling policies regarding that drug. David Nutt
claimed that many laws are made to protect people from consumption of dangerous drugs but
those drugs are banned which are listed as illegal substances. But non-banned substances are still
in market and many people use it which are affecting their mental and physical health badly.
When some drugs are listed as illegal then manufacturers make changes in small chemical
compound and create new substance. Government is unable to pay attention on these drugs
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