Crime relating to the abuse of addictive substances

Crime related to substance abuse The purpose of my thesis is to analyse drug problematic in penal law consequences and the main part is focused on drug related crime. The thesis is composed of four chapters, each of them dealing with different aspects of drug problematic. First chapter is introductory and it is subdivided into four parts. Part One and Two define important terms of my thesis: addictive substances and drug. Part Three deals with basic division of these substance, specification of their effects and risk of rise their addiction. Part Four discuss some of many causes of abusing drug. Second chapter consist of two parts. Part One illustrates present circumstances of drug scene in Czech republic. Part two belong to international cooperation, including the main international law treaty's on drugs passed within the United Nations ( Single convention on narcotic drugs, Convention on psychotronic substances and Convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotronic substances ), solvent of that problem in European union and Czech republic. Third chapter is subdivided into three parts and provides an outline of relevant Czech penal law. At the beginning I describe some modification due to new Penal Code effective from 1.january 2010, act no. 40/2010 coll., Penal code. Further I..