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A 1987 report by the U.S.A. National Institute of Justice described "a disturbing correlation" between traders of child pornography and offenses. [6] A 2008 longitudinal study of 341 convicted offenders in America found that pornography's use correlated significantly with their rate of sexually re-offending.
[citation needed] Studies on child molestation were nonexistent until the 1920s and the first national estimate of the number of child sexual abuse cases was published in 1948. By 1968 44 out of 50 U.S. states had enacted mandatory laws that required physicians to report cases of suspicious child abuse.
Kamala Devi Harris (/ ˈ k ɑː m ə l ə ˈ d eɪ v i / ⓘ KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee; [2] born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States since 2021 under President Joe Biden.
Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or D.A.R.E., is an American education program that tries to prevent use of controlled drugs, membership in gangs, and violent behavior. It was founded in Los Angeles in 1983 as a joint initiative of then- LAPD chief Daryl Gates and the Los Angeles Unified School District [ 1 ] [ 2 ] as a demand -side drug ...
Harris has a populist economic agenda, with policy proposals that frequently depart from Biden's. Harris's proposals include plans to eliminate medical debts, a ban on price gouging for groceries and food, a cap on prescription drug costs, and a $25,000 subsidy for first-time homebuyers. Harris plans to eliminate taxes on tips and create a ...
Fight the New Drug (FTND) is a nonprofit, secular, and non-legislative anti-pornography organization that is based in Utah. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The group was founded in Utah in 2009. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] FTND describes pornography as analogous to a drug and argues that it is a public health crisis.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA; pronounced / ˈ s æ m s ə /) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.SAMHSA is charged with improving the quality and availability of treatment and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and the cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.
Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is the use of a drug in amounts or by methods that are harmful to the individual or others. It is a form of substance-related disorder . Differing definitions of drug abuse are used in public health, medical, and criminal justice contexts.