Illegal drugs and homicides

I have done some research and not very many murders happen under the influence of illegal drugs. All I could find is that the only cause of death related to drugs is the drug war, not people under the influence of drugs. According to Conroy (2012), " the U.S has imprisoned curretly up to 400,000 people on drug-related charges- the vast mayority of them nonviolent offenders" (p. 1). In fact, prescription drugs have have some serious side effects and cause a change of mental state on the patient. If the person murdered or accidentally killed another person under the influence of drugs, the punishment should be harsher because nobody should be operating a vehicle while under the influence of any substance. The majority of drug users use drugs as a recreational fun, but of course there are some who have an addiction problem like alcohol.


Reference

Conroy, Bill ( 2012). Drug-related homicides in the US average at least 1,100 a year. http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2012/03/drug-war-related-homicides-us-average-least-1100-year