• Explain what a moral panic is and how our fears/ideas about drugs can be considered a moral panic
• Identifies the folk devils in the moral panic around drugs, giving specific examples
• Describes how the media has been an important component of this moral panic, giving specific examples
• Discusses the impact of the drug moral panic - who has been harmed, who has benefited, and what tangible consequences have there been?

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A moral panic is a term used to describe a societal reaction characterized by heightened concern or fear over a particular issue group or behavior oft... View the full answer