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Drugs and alcohol in the american Society

Drugs and alcohol in the american Society. Structure. Alcohol Buying Legal situation Special rules Drugs Drug-Gangs Legal situation Facts and measures. Alcohol. General. Alcohol is tolerated The minimum drinking age is 21 More than 11 million Americans are alcoholics

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Drugs and alcohol in the american Society

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  1. Drugs andalcohol in theamerican Society

  2. Structure • Alcohol • Buying • Legal situation • Special rules • Drugs • Drug-Gangs • Legal situation • Facts andmeasures

  3. Alcohol

  4. General • Alcoholistolerated • The minimumdrinkingageis 21 • More than 11 millionAmericansarealcoholics • 7,3 millionAmericanshavetostrugglewiththeresultofalcoholism

  5. Buying • Different fromstatetostate • Youcan´tbuyalcohol in gasolinestations • Most statesmake a differencebetweenhardand soft alcohol

  6. Legal situation • Noalcohol in public • Youmustn´tdrive a carifyou BAC ishigherthan 0.08 per mill • Zero toleranceifyouareunder 21

  7. National Highway andSafety Administration 16 percent off all motorvehiclecrashvictimsaretested positiv for „alcohol“

  8. Special rules • Transport alcoholonly in yourcargobay • Youcan´tbuyalcoholbetween 4am and 7am

  9. Drugs

  10. General • Drugs are illegal in thewholecountry • Even smallquantitiesareaccusable accusable = strafbar

  11. Drug-Gangs • Dealer join Drug-gangs in order tobuythedrugsandtobemore powerful • Theyarevery professional anddangerous • Therearemorethan 800 gangs, but theyarecontrolledby 2 biggangs

  12. „Folks“ • Oldeststreetgang • Multiracial • Hispanicleader • Drugtrafficking

  13. „People“ • Verydangerousand brutal • Everybodyis a enemy (especiallythepolice) • Drug- andweapontrafficking

  14. MS-13- The biggestgang in theworld • The biggestgang in theworld • The most brutal gang • Drug- weapon- andhumantrafficking

  15. People Folks „Turf“ = Place whereyoucanbuydrugs, wepons, etc.

  16. Legal situation • The druglawisverystrict • Hardpunishmentforproducers, dealersandconsumers • USA wanttostoptheproductionofdrugs in other countries

  17. Why do theyrisk such a punishment ? • It´stheonlyway out

  18. Facts • More than 22 millionAmericansareaddictedtodrugs • Duringthedecadeofthe 1990s, illegal drugshavekilledmorethan 100 000 people • Americahavetoinvest 300 mio $ in healthcare

  19. Measure • The USA wanttoforbidtheproductionof illegal drugs in thewholeworld • The USA invest 50 mio $ in prevention • The White House Office of National Drug ControlPolicycreatedthe National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

  20. The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Compaign • Founded in 1998 • Largest Anti-Drug Campaign

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