video. https://online.eiu.edu/d2l/le/content/168826/viewContent/1560446/View?ou=168826
As you have noticed most social problems are related. That stated, please discuss in detail the various relationships that you might have noticed concerning alcohol and other drugs as they pertain to family life, criminal justice, and society as a whole.
The documentary helped illustrate some of these complex issues; for example the relationship between mental illness and drug and alcohol use in young people (this also holds true for adults), involvement with the criminal justice system, the negative impact on family relationships, the high cost of drug and alcohol related injuries and illness, problems getting and paying for treatment, stigma attached to use and obtaining treatment, and defining addiction as a disease not a choice. The text points out that many people are in prison for the possession and sale of drugs, in addition to being under the influence when they committed their offense. There are significant costs involved in incarceration ($25,000.00 per year on average) as well as social costs to the inmate and their family.
Using the above information please discuss some different alternatives to our current response to dealing with alcohol and drug issues in our society. Our current response does not seem to be working very efficiently. Please make sure to explain fully what the issues are and why the change is needed, as well as, articulating what you would do differently. I do not want to read about your opinion concerning this issue. In many cases, reliance on opinion rather than empirical evidence is a large part of the problem that society faces when trying to lessen the damaging impact that drug use has on our society. You will need to use the material in the video. The information from the video is presented by experts from various academic disciplines and consequently has science based credibility.
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