Drug Abuse in Uganda: A Critical Analysis On the Efficacy of the Laws Prohibiting Drug Abuse. A Case Study of Mbale District.

AKORA EMMAUEL 56 PAGES (10814 WORDS) Law Project
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER CHARACTERIZATION (BREAK DOWN OF CHAPTERS) ..•.•..•...... x

CHAP1rER ONE ........................................................................................ 1

1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................... 1

1. 2 Background .......................................................................................... 4

1.3 Statement of the problem ...................................................................... 5

1.4 0 bjective of the study ............................................................................ 5

1. 5 Scope of the study ................................................................................. 6

1.6 Significance of the study ....................................................................... 6

1. 7 Methodology .......................................................................................... 7

1.8 Limitations and strength of the study .................................................... 7

1. 9 Literature review ................................................................................... 8

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CHAPTER TWO ..................................................................................... 10

LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................... 10

2.0 Introduction ........................................................................................ 10

2.1 Drug addiction .................................................................................... 10

2.2 Drug use Vis avis Crime and Violence ................................................. 11

2.3 Drugs Considered to be positive .......................................................... 12

2.4 A Media view of Marijuana and Violence .............................................. 13

2. 5 Alcohol-Related family Problems .......................................................... 14

2.6 Report of the National Institute on Drug Abuse .................................... 15

CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................. 20

3.0 The Legal framework and its effectiveness on Drug Abuse .................... 20

3.1 Legal framework at international level ................................................. 20

3.2 Legal Framework on Domestic Perspective ........................................... 21

3.3 Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances (control) Act .................... 21

3.4 The Enguli (Manufacture And Licensing) Act ....................................... 23

3.5 The liquor Act Cap 93 .......................................................................... 25

3.6 Weaknesses of our current legislation regulating drug abuse ............... 28

CHAPTER FOUR .................................................................................... 30

4.0 Research findings (causes effects of drug abuse and the types of drugs

being abused) ............................................................................................ 30

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4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 30

4. 2. Causes of drug abuse ......................................................................... 30

4.5 Symptoms of drug and substance abuse ............................................. 32

4.6 Effects of drug abuse ........................................................................... 33

4.7 Types of Drug Being Abused ................................................................ 35

CHAPTER FIVE ..................................................................................... 38

RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION ................................................. 38

5.0 Introduction ........................................................................................ 38

5.1 Recommendation for the research ....................................................... 38

5.2 Conclusion .......................................................................................... 42

REFERENCES ....................................................................................... 46  


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APA

EMMAUEL, A (2022). Drug Abuse in Uganda: A Critical Analysis On the Efficacy of the Laws Prohibiting Drug Abuse. A Case Study of Mbale District.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/drug-abuse-in-uganda-a-critical-analysis-on-the-efficacy-of-the-laws-prohibiting-drug-abuse-a-case-study-of-mbale-district

MLA 8th

EMMAUEL, AKORA "Drug Abuse in Uganda: A Critical Analysis On the Efficacy of the Laws Prohibiting Drug Abuse. A Case Study of Mbale District." Afribary. Afribary, 05 Aug. 2022, https://afribary.com/works/drug-abuse-in-uganda-a-critical-analysis-on-the-efficacy-of-the-laws-prohibiting-drug-abuse-a-case-study-of-mbale-district. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

MLA7

EMMAUEL, AKORA . "Drug Abuse in Uganda: A Critical Analysis On the Efficacy of the Laws Prohibiting Drug Abuse. A Case Study of Mbale District.". Afribary, Afribary, 05 Aug. 2022. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/drug-abuse-in-uganda-a-critical-analysis-on-the-efficacy-of-the-laws-prohibiting-drug-abuse-a-case-study-of-mbale-district >.

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EMMAUEL, AKORA . "Drug Abuse in Uganda: A Critical Analysis On the Efficacy of the Laws Prohibiting Drug Abuse. A Case Study of Mbale District." Afribary (2022). Accessed March 28, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/drug-abuse-in-uganda-a-critical-analysis-on-the-efficacy-of-the-laws-prohibiting-drug-abuse-a-case-study-of-mbale-district