An increase in criminal behaviour as a result of a reduction in the supply of heroin is typically used as an indication of __________.

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When the supply of heroin reduces, drug users may resort to criminal behaviour to obtain money to purchase drugs. This is known as economically compulsive violence, where individuals engage in criminal behaviour due to their dependence on drugs. Pharmacological violence refers to the aggression caused by the effects of psychoactive drugs on the brain, systemic violence is violence resulting from social, economic, and political institutions, and psychological and physical dependence refers to the physiological and psychological reliance on drugs.

An Increase in Criminal Behaviour as a Result of a Reduction