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Alcohol/Drug Crime/Corrections Facts
Alcohol is the drug most often associated with
violence.
Source: Cychosz, C. (1996) Alcohol
and interpersonal violence: Implications for
educators. Journal of Health Education. 27(2), 73-77.
The death rate for
drug-induced causes has doubled since 1979, from 3.2 deaths per
100,000 of the population to 6.3 deaths per 100,000 in 1998.
Source: Adapted by CESAR from Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "Deaths: Final Data for 1998,"
National Vital Statistics Report 48(11), 2000.
55% of
people convicted and jailed for violent crimes had used alcohol or
drugs at the time of the offense. According to the U.S. Department
of Justice
Source: U.S. Dept of Justice, Bureau of Justice
Statistics (1998) Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1997.
Washington, DC.
The death rate for drug-induced causes has doubled
since 1979, from 3.2 deaths per 100,000 of the population to 6.3
deaths per 100,000 in 1998.
In a study examining alcohol and interpersonal
violence, results showed approximately one-half of all violent
episodes are drug related. Alcohol is the drug most often associated
with violence.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 55% of
people convicted and jailed for violent crimes had used alcohol or
drugs at the time of the offense.
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