Drink Spiking:
Offenders may try to play down alcohol as a form of drink spiking by saying ‘it’s just a joke’ in their failed sexual advances.
But there are people who have allergic reactions to Alcohol. Others who can only tolerate a certain level or form of alcohol.
A close friend of mine would end up in ER, if spiking were to happen to her.

For most others it leads to a level of trauma/hyper vigilance where they can no longer light-heartedly enjoy the night life. Romance can’t happen when women fear such predatory behaviours like sexual harassment and spiking.

Its. Not. A. Joke.
#SexualOffences #NightCulture #Alcohol #SocialProblems #Australia
@abc_bot

"Both Mr Sunak and Sir Keir appear to be trying to out-do each other on the policing of antisocial behaviour. Their time would be better spent examining the problems for which the police are being called out."

#Crime #UKPolicing #AntisocialBehaviour #Police #Austerity #SocialProblems
The Guardian view on community policing: patrols aren’t a panacea
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/31/the-guardian-view-on-antisocial-behaviour-more-police-isnt-the-answer?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#BCgovernment has a 10 year, $734-million plan to build 1,500 housing spaces for #women & #children #FleeingViolence . In the meantime, Julie said people are #trapped in #DangerousSituations .
She’s calling for greater #FinancialSupport for ssurvivors , who may have been #FinanciallyDrained by #AbusivePartners .

https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/vancouver-island/2023/3/17/1_6318830.amp.html

#VancouverIsland #vanisle #DomesticViolence #LackOfHousing #SafeHousing #DomesticAbuse #HelpForSurvivorsNeeded #BritishColumbia #BCPoli #SocialProblems

"...using technical tools to address social problems without considering #race, #gender, and ability can cause immense harm."
Meet the AI expert who says we should stop using AI so much
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/03/10/1069602/meredith-broussard-interview/
#AI #SocialProblems

#Introduction and #request for #Global perspectives on #SubstanceUse (aka #drugs)

The Society for the Study of Social Problems (#SSSP, based in N. America) pursues, as the name suggests, a sociological understanding of #SocialProblems. The drinking and drugs section focuses on social problems related to the consumption of alcohol and other #psychoactive substances.

Since #Mastodon is a global community, this is the perfect place for us to get caught up on the global drugs conversation.

MrBeast: Capitalism & Philanthropy
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=svHCXvQeZfY

#mrBeast #capitalism #philantropy #charity #socialproblems #usa #EatTheRich

@godlessmom #BLS 9/2022: "6.3 million individuals were among the #workingpoor in 2020. The working poor are people who spent at least 27 weeks in the labor force (that is, working or looking for work) but whose incomes still fell below the official poverty level." https://stats.bls.gov/opub/reports/working-poor/2020/home.htm #poor #poverty #inequality #sociology #labor #employment #unemployment #LaborLaws #work #working #SocialProblems

#Introduction time!

@asadrugsoc is the section of the American Sociological Association.

This profile, will be operated by @drewburns and feature a blend of news, academic findings, and general information pertaining to #drugs , #SubstanceUse , #sociology , #HarmReduction , and promoting a #multidisciplinary approach to understanding the #SocialProblems related to substance use.

We invite section members to link to our profile in your metadata and tag us in your #publication announcements!