Enslavement Theory Of Addiction Essay

There are two theories that need to be discussed when looking at the legalization of marijuana, the moral model of addiction and the enslavement theory addiction. The very discussion in the shift to make the legalization of marijuana a reality shows a nation trying to move pass the moral model of addiction as it pertains to marijuana. This model implies that addiction is the result of poor choices addicts make because of lack of willpower or moral strength. This model could be viewed as to what leads to the creation of intolerance and stigma in society. On the other hand, the enslavement theory of addiction assumes that addicts are “slaves” to their habit and driven to crime by high cost of drugs. Today, we are trying to move beyond the moral model of addiction which also shows its implications in the enslavement theory of addiction especially with its discrepancies with minority sentencing and majority selling of it.

illicit drug strategy since World War II (Tonry, 2011). Whether intended or not, many negative outcomes of drug policy, including mass incarceration, societal disenfranchisement, and community and family breakdown, have long disproportionately impacted the health and social standing of Blacks in the United States (Alexander, 2010). For 40 years, the nation has watch the African American community be adversely, and disproportionately affect by the “war on drug” policies. Policies that produced many racial sanctions that have contributed to the large mass incarceration in America. The U.S has 5% of the world’s population however 25% of the world’s prisoner population. Together, African American and Hispanics comprised 58% of all prisoners in 2008, even though African Americans and Hispanics make up approximately one quarter of the US population (NAACP,