Drug Consumption

Drug users have proven links to commit more crimes; such as drug dealing and robbery, which is link to the control theory and rational choice theory.

Proven statistic have shown that people who consume drugs tend to more likely commit other crimes, such as drug dealing and theft charges. The People who tend to commit the crimes due to drug consumption are likely to be financial distressed, uneducated or experiencing family problems. The main reason why the individuals are committing these crimes are either to support their drug addiction or attempting to get some sort of financial income to live.

The most common theory related to the crime of Drug consumption is control theory, Control theory is based on the lack of self-control characterised by impulsivity, or an inability to defer gratification, lack of perseverance, preference for risky behaviour, low threshold for frustration and self-centeredness (White 2012:59). These are the common features consisted within a person heavily involved with drug consumption. Hedonistic calculus is committing the crime for some sort of pleasure. Hedonistic calculus is another common theory which is applied for the criminal act of Drug consumption since, the drug users are taking drugs to feel better without thinking about the crime. Hedonistic calculus and rational choice theory are fundamentally the same concepts, both ensuring that the criminal is weighting up the potential risk against the reward (Briggs 2009).

Problematic drug users tends to commit criminal behaviour, and are characterised by excessive amount of harmful consumption and addiction. These are the type of drug users which are commonly portrayed in the media. Rather than the non-problematic drug users, who categorised as functional and recreational drug users.