Write a paper on Alcohol and Other Drugs including:
1. Structural functionalism
2. Symbolic interactionism
3. Social pathology
4. Conflict
5) In some countries, drug use is treated as a medical issue, a public health issue, as a crime or a death verdict. True False
6) What are some biological, genetic and psychological causes for drug use?
7) Describe the monetary cost of substance abuse in the U.S. based on textbook information, including the cost of shoveling up the wreckage.
8) What types of household turbulence are caused by substance abuse?
9) How does substance abuse negatively affect the natural environment, in what countries?
10) How many substance abuse faculties are in your zip code (include your zip code in your response), do not list them, just give a number and how many offer residential vs. day treatment, cost. What do you believe keeps people from seeking treatment?
11) What did you learn from the video "The Phony Drug War" and its relation to other discourse about why the war on drugs has failed?
12) a. In the file, "Drop the Rock" summarize the effects on the increase in the prison population for crack cocaine use compared to the treatment of those using heroin
b. Which sociological perspective best explains the difference in response to substance abusers during the crack/cocaine era vs. heroin use? Explain your selection.