Discuss the relationship between social class and drug use in the ...

[c0205847]

Discuss the relationship between social class and drug use in the United States. How does this impact drug laws and drug policy?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Discuss how drugs have historically been treated and how and why that treatment has changed. Use historical and contemporary examples to show how this still happens.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[JaynaD87]

Answer to Question 1

Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Articulate the role of power in determining the legality of drugs and the patterns of drug use.
2. Assess the role of social class in official drug policy, including the war on drugs.
3. Use examples to show how some social classes benefit from drug laws while others suffer.

Answer to Question 2

Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Use historical evidence to make a link between social class and drug laws.
2. Draw on examples from opium and marijuana laws to show how this still occurs.

[c0205847]

Great answer, keep it coming

[ttt030911]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it