This offence is being penalized severely in California. Despite of all such penalties people are so much hell bound that still the drivers are found driving consuming liquor or drugs. Higher fines are being issued to the drivers as a sign of penalties and it could be no way saved by a lawyer. A separate department called DUI defense has been set up by California polices which includes forensic toxicologists, attorneys, lawyers and investigators in order to make prosecution against an offender under DUI law.

Under section 23152 in California it is completely unlawful to drive in a drunken state.  This law clearly specifies that any person driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs have to pay a penalty of 1000 dollar or imprisonment of six months or both of the punishment once caught under this law. Polices uses a drug recognition evaluator machine to find out the level of the consumption of alcohol or drugs on a DUI offender.

The research made by the public health law specifies the effect of driving consuming alcohol and drugs. Mostly these are being found on the youths under the age of 21 who drive on a drunken state. The research gave evidence on the fact that the alcohol consumption leads to increase the toxic level in the blood which in turn makes the nervous system disable to perform work. This hence causes impairing between a person’s mental and physical stability. In such a case a person is no way fitted to drive in the road and consider being in drunken state. For such kind of offenders ignition interlock programs are being designed by the public health law and tried to make it effective with the sole aim to reduce driving in drunken state.

Marijuana is one of the popular drugs for the people California. It has been found that it very much popular and illegally sold on the market of California in the forms of cigarettes containing the cannabis within it. Youths are much more addicted to such kinds of drugs and sometimes the effect and dose of consuming such drugs become so high among them that it becomes troublesome to control such people. That is why this drug is being strictly banned under the drug law that is being effective in the state of California.

The craze for marijuana is increasing at an alarming rate among the people of California. That it is getting difficult to keep people in control even after enforcing drug law which states strict action against whom so ever consuming marijuana or any other harmful drugs. On many market of California it has been found that marijuana is being sold in such forms that it is hardly recognizable by any person. The people of California who consume drugs want legalization of sale of marijuana in the state. This is creating tension among the officials of the California state government.

The marijuana drug has a severe adverse effect towards health. A person consuming marijuana is attacked by serious nervous breakdown accompanied with high blood pressure due to high toxic level in blood and hallucination. Still due to the desperateness of the people marijuana is being taken into consideration for taxed and being sold in the market of California without being any prohibition. This will come into effect after the November ballot of the state election. This desperateness of the California drug consumed people is again putting the drug laws into forefront. Supporters are making campaigns in order to make marijuana legalized in California.

So what has the state done? The Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) works within the Health and Welfare Agency. It is the central resource of the state which works on alcohol and dug abuse prevention. It also does a lot of work on the treatment and research and also oversees all the programs involving alcohol and drug abuse. The Division of Substance Abuse has also been formed to tend to the problem. It works under the Department of Health. The task allotted to this body is to work as a single state authority and prevent drug abuse cases and also treat the ones that have been entangled in the web. ADP works in association with the Senate Select Committee on Substance Abuse and the State Assembly Health Committee. These bodies have the direct authority on the cases of alcohol and drug abuse. They have jurisdiction on the cases of alcohol and drug abuse cases. Within a gap of few years, the state has invested a lot of money in these bodies to help them curb the evil of drug abuse. It is but obvious that the state has shown good results in the cases of cutting down the drug abuse problems.

Prompt action taken against any problem will surely show good results and this problem also shows very good results. The stern steps that are taken against this problem have helped in bringing down the cases.

The main trend is trading sex for drugs. The women agree to have sex with any unknown partner only if they give them drugs. This is a very easy way to get drugs and many women use their bodies in order to get drugs for personal use. These women can be located in bars and pubs where there are greater chances of meeting the people who supply drugs. In California, it is been known that the women who trade sex for drugs have a higher risk of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS. This is clearly due to that fact that the women have unprotected sex with unknown partners when they are not in senses after taking drugs. This is a very sorry state to be in but the women can not pull themselves away from this life once they are caught in it. The women are caught helplessly in the web of drugs. The rehabilitation centers are filled with women who are under medication to word off the problem of drug dependency. The rehabs in California also have women who have been on drugs since past many years and are now fighting the problem.

This brings us to the question: what can be done about this problem?

The women who have become drug addicts need to consult professionals who can help them lead a normal life. The rehabs are specially designed places to help the drug addicts lead a normal life. The surroundings and the medical help are very beneficial to change the state of mind. The soothing environment and the all day and night medical help makes the people get out of their problems more easily. The women who are dependent on drugs are given special discussion sessions where the cause behind their dependency is found out. By working on the cause, the problem can be easily cured.

Numerous rehabilitation centers have cropped up and dot the city of California, this itself is evidence as to how much the problem has grown over the years. These rehabilitation centers do their best to untangle the web of drug addiction in which the teens and youngsters are caught but the battle remains to be won by the addict himself. As long as the addict does not want to come out of the dark well of addiction, there is very less anyone or any medicine can do. Professional help is given to the addict to let him recover from the dreary world of drugs. The professional help includes proper medications that help curb the addiction and also talk sessions where the doctor has open discussion about the problems that the teens might be facing. Having an open discussion brings out the root of the problem of drugs. Many teens choose to rely on drugs to fill the gap in their lives. This gap could be lack of love or the addiction might be a way to gain attention of the parents who otherwise have no time for kids. The problem could also be adventurous spirit of the children that leads them to try out the ‘forbidden fruit’. Open talk sessions help reach the cause of the problem, later the doctor finds a way of bringing the problem under control.

1. First time users or experimental use of drugs: Experimenting with drugs
2. Social or recreational use of drugs: use of drugs just for fun
3. Circumstantial or situational use of drugs: restrictive use of drugs
4. Intensified use of drugs: excessive use of drugs
5. Compulsive use of drugs: uncontrollable and habitual use of drugs

You can see there are different categories of drug usage among the youth. Saying this I am not glorifying the use of drugs by young generation of California. If you are on drugs or if you know your teenaged kid is on drugs then you can help your loved one overcome the drug addiction and lead a normal life. Your drug addiction can prove fatal for you and your family too can suffer an irreplaceable loss ion their lives.

There are many rehabs in California which are working towards giving helping hand to people who want to come out of their drug usage and addiction. There are rehab centers in other states of America that are working with the same aim and goal. Many of addicted youth try to avoid rehabs as they think they will be blamed or punished at the rehab centers. It is not the case. Rehabs are not here to prove you guilty; such centers are here to help you come out of your drug addiction successfully.

At California rehab center you will be assisted by one of the counselors there who will involve you in the various activities going on in the rehab center. Various group discussions and counseling are some of the ways adapted at the rehab centers in California.

You can save your life and make a huge difference in the lives of your loved ones by successfully beating your drug addiction. Do not feel shy; ask for help which is just a phone call away. Do not make your loved ones live with your memories when you can give them a nice company in the journey called life. Beat your addiction and lead a healthy, happy and meaningful life.

The research includes drug abuse in every case. It combines cases of first time alcohols, illicit use of medicated drugs to get high, illicit drugs and many more. A total percentage is calculated to find out the number of children who have responded to these temptations at least once in their life. The results will take your breath away.

The total percentage comes to be 60% of the 9^th graders and a whooping 74% of 11^th grade students. It will be heartening to note that not all these students go out to become regular drug users and a very prominent number of the students use drug only once. It is obvious from the way our society has been framed that the youth has always strived to break the norms of the society. It is this rebellious nature that lures them towards drugs. It becomes their way of challenging the society. Though the problem many a times take a severe turn, it does not necessarily mean that the drug causes problem to society or self. Many students fall into the trap of drug use because of addiction.

The one time high that they feel after using drugs, makes them return to it again and again. Another cause is that with the advent of time, things are becoming easier to access. The students can easily get hold of drugs if they have money. They can buy illicit drugs using false prescriptions or there is always some senior in the school who easily supplies drugs if given ample money. Any opposition which faces the youth sees u-turn because opposition puts them in rebellious form and that aggravates the problem. Drug abuse is a serious problem that has been facing California since a long time. Now it has even trapped the young children in its claws. We should take steps to cut down this problem once and for all.

The main problem with this case is that the youths respond negatively to any opposition. The basic idea in their mind is to break free from the norms of the society and to challenge its rules. Any type of opposition has a boomerang effect. That means, the opposition will be met with skepticism. The minds of youths are very sensitive and it needs to be dealt with understanding and care. Putting undue restrictions and pressure will push the children more towards the temptation. The main idea is to tread very carefully on this path.

The first step that should be taken is to educate the children about the hazards of drug abuse. The children must be made to understand the problems that they might face if the are not careful with their lives. Educating the children about the hazards of drug abuse paves way for better understanding of the problem which might seem trivial to them. If their problem has become beyond your control, you must visit a doctor and get you child into rehabilitation centre. This will tend to the problem directly.

You must take interest in you child’s life. You should be fully informed about who the child is meeting, what kid of friends they are having, what is going on in their lives. Prevention and cure, both should start from the home. If the child is given love and care, he will be least likely to seek high in any drugs. See to it that you child is having a healthy childhood. Being a responsible parent will solve half of your problems. Keep yourself updated about your child’s academic life. If you notice any sudden change in behavior or nervousness, then you must dwell into the details of the matter. Do not give large amount of pocket money as a substitute for the time you can not spend with him, try to spend more time rather than money. Keeping track of you child’s life will keep him away from the problems of drug abuse.