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The Inner City Drug Epidemic:
Causes and Cures,
A Holistic Approach.
The Dissertation of
Rev. Magdalena Light, RN,C, Ph.D.
First Edition Published in 1996
Second Edition by Light Press Publishing, 2004
Note: Editors are
sought in preparation for publication of second edition
The unrelenting
spread of a drug epidemic is causing a pervasive physical, moral and
social destruction of American inner cities.
Crime, violence, poverty, disease, disintegration of law and a
worsening racial imbalance are breaking down all socio-economic
structures. Gangs, drug
lords and petty criminals are suffocating city life.
They are forcing law abiding citizens to abandon their properties
and flee to suburban safety.
The drug problem is
subverting and reversing social order.
Criminals have the support, the money, the power and the means to
enforce it while law abiding citizens are victimized. Their neighborhoods are abandoned to the forces of crime.
They are intimidated and scared to speak up for fear of
retributions. They are
afraid to walk down the streets at night for fear of getting robbed,
raped or murdered. The
proverbial "evil" is
thriving and the good is running scared.
Clearly, the status
quo cannot be maintained. The
smoldering local chaos and destruction are bound to brushfire to ever
greater parts of society. Drastic
changes are called for to restore order and viability of city life.
Billions of dollars
have been spent already on halting the drug epidemic. In spite of the escalating financial, social and individual
sacrifices, the inner city drug problem is getting progressively worse
nationwide. This study
investigates the socio-cultural variables contributing to the
intractable spread of the inner city drug epidemic.
It also offers alternative solutions which drastically differ
from our present day politically correct and morally corrupting
approaches.
The number one
solution to the drug epidemic voiced by community leaders, the health
care system and addiction advocates alike is to spend more money on
addiction treatment. My
hypothesis goes counter to this recommendation and states that:
"Spending more money on addiction treatment is not a
socially viable solution to the drug epidemic."
The hypothesis is
proven correct showing the validity of the following assumption:
"Addiction is not the problem.
It is a mere symptom of a social disease prevalent in present day
inner city communities. Treating the underlying disease will make the symptom of
addiction subside. Leaving
the disease untreated will continue to exacerbate the symptoms of
addiction." |
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