Mental Illnesses Issues - Coursework Example

One of the worst scenarios of drug abuse is violence and insecurity in the family life. In fact, children who experience violence, neglect and insecurities due to substance abuse by their parents are observed to be caught into the vicious cycle of the drug abuse and not only carry the stigma of disturbed family but very often become victims of the circumstances and themselves become abuser in their later life.

          Drug abuse also results in crimes committed against innocent people in the society and disrupts the peaceful co-existence within and outside the community. Substance abuse amongst students results in increasing dropout rates and juvenile crime. It promotes vicious cycle of drug abusers and crimes that become a perpetual threat to the security of the common man. Hence, one can justifiably argue that substance abuse must be made serious offence and carry stringent punishment for the promoters.

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Answer 2

9/11 was a black day in the history of America when terrorists’ attack had shown the cracks in the government’s strategy to protect its citizens and safeguard their interests. The ugly face of terrorism knows no human decency and the government must display innovative strategy to combat any future terrorists’ attacks. Terrorists are people or individuals who commit intended violence against the innocents with the sole intention of harming the public and destroying the property in order to make them meet their vested political goals and religious fanatics’ demands. The counter terrorism mechanisms cannot solely rely on the state of the art technology but must incorporate the psychology of the deviant mind that can think in the worst terms vis-à-vis destruction of tangible and intangible assets of mankind.

          I believe that the terrorists have become extremely tech savvy, using latest technology. Thus, while their larger agenda may be extreme aggression against state and innocent people, science and technology has greatly empowered them, equipping them with tools to intimidate the common man with psychological and mental stress. The intangibility of threats and not actual deeds perpetually keep the victims in suspense and weaken their defense in the long run. Hence, the major threats that should be on our radar scope are the deliberate creation of imageries of mass destruction where children may become the target. Hence, the state must safeguard the children against cyber war and ensure stringent vigilance on the cyber space.

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