Malibu, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/13/2015 -- The use and abuse of prohibited drugs have persistently been a growing concern by almost all countries worldwide. More and more people have engaged in the illegal consumption and sales of these illicit drugs and become addicted to the substance. Moreover, there have been criminal acts and felonies that have been associated or linked with drug addiction. This may be attributed to the fact that drugs alter the perception and behavior of its users causing them to become violent and aggressive. And when people have become addicted to these substances, they develop a very strong craving thus making them commit crimes so as to satisfy their need for the drugs.

Based on the statistics released by Bureau of Justice in 2004, 17% of the total state prisoners and 18% of all the Federal prisoners have been document to have committed crimes to be able to raise money to sustain their addiction to prohibited drugs. The number of committed drug-related felonies still continues to grow in spite of the very strict implementation of the law on the use and sales of illegal drugs.

The most prevalent drug-defined crimes that have been documented by the United States Department of Health and Human Services are the possession of illegal drugs, sale of these drugs and driving under the influence of drugs. The number of incidences that points out to the use of illegal is approximately 16 times more than those crimes which are not associated with illegal drugs.

For the past few years, the most prevalent drug-related crimes that have resulted to the violent behavior of drug addicts are theft and larceny, burglary or breaking an entrance to steal, vehicular theft, robberies, different types of assault, driving under the influence, arson, sex crimes, violent offenses, murder or manslaughter, fraud, and other felonies of the same type.

The public needs to be made aware about these details on the impact and harmful effects of drug addiction and abuse to the community and the society so that they would have the advocacy to protect their own families and communities from drugs; so they would not become victims of these drug-related crimes in the future.

Drug addiction generates violence in people because of the psychological and mental altering effects. And this is the primary reason why people have to stop the addiction and by stopping drug addiction, crimes will significantly be lessened. Convincing family members who are known drug addicts to undergo treatment and rehabilitation in sober living mesa AZ is essential to start preventing crimes within the family and eventually in the community.

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At Soba, they are dedicated to helping their friends overcome the destruction of addiction and substance abuse. No one suffering from addiction planned it. No one wants to admit they really have a problem. Drugs and alcohol are many times the only solution we know. At Soba, with the help of their staff, they will help patients understand what seems so confusing right now. They will prepare a personalized plan for them to find the underlying causes of their addiction and ways to address it. Soba's program takes a holistic approach of different therapies with the most experienced and professional staff in the field of treatable psychological disorders designed to provide long-term care for individuals seeking treatment for drug and alcohol addiction.