Abstract
The Internet spreading harmful information has a huge impact on drug situation. We aimed to estimate the incidence of illicit drug promotion and propose among Internet-users. Also we wanted to ascertain a public mind about the jeopardy of information mentioned above and the necessity of crime liability institution for spreading such data. According to received data the Internet sites aimed at drug addicts become more accessible for the last seven years. The harmful information in the Internet is a real threat. The dangerous pages promoting and proposing drug is widely spread and available in the Global net. Russian society claims crime liability for spreading this information. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n3s1p540
Highlights
Small circles of specialists knew drug issue in the beginning of 20th century but it turned into global international problem threatening all world community
First request was on the 17th May 2005 “sell drugs”, we got interesting result after providing content analysis of first hundred links generated by first search-engine
Second question was “Is it needed to institute crime liability for spreading of the information making possible to produce drugs at home?” Skilled group in 70,08 percent of cases confirmed that it is needed to establish crime liability for spreading such harmful information and there were 75,84 percent in less skilled group. Why is it so attractive using the Internet by narcotists and drug dealers? What advantages does it give to offenders? We think there are some definite reasons
Summary
Small circles of specialists knew drug issue in the beginning of 20th century but it turned into global international problem threatening all world community. The information about drugs is more dangerous than other because drug using related with huge illegal market (Romanova, 2008) requiring big promotion, but advertising of nonmedical use is prohibited and incomparable opportunity to promote drug in the Internet. Everybody can find in the Internet description of producing process of methamphetamine analog that isn’t detected as drug by modern law enforcement tests and there is no liability for producing and spreading this substance (Boeri, Gibson, Harby, 2009), or can buy on-line legal substances which have narcotic action (Forsyth, 2012). Most dangerous thing is that narcotist can get a wrong recipe in the Internet and prepare more harmful substance (Tupper, 2008)
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