Drug abuse is categorized as a consensual crime because it is committed willingly by individuals that are both the offender and victim simultaneously. However, drug abuse promotes other illegal drug activities that, in turn, support deviant behavior by organized crime groups. Drug abuse can also have a negative impact on legitimate businesses as well in the form of employee theft, employee absences, and theft from commercial businesses. In 450 words Compare and contrast the impacts caused by the consensual crime of drug abuse on legitimate businesses and organized crime organizations. Assess whether the impacts are greater for one of these groups over the other by evaluating the benefits to organized crime against the losses suffered by businesses as a result of an individual being addicted to controlled substances.