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When large numbers of people become upset about a substance it is a social…
When large numbers of people become upset about a substance it is a social problem
Symbolic
common sense
Illegal drugs are harmful and legal drugs are not harmful
Interaction
sociology
The harm that the drug causes is not what makes the substance illegal, rather it is a political process
Functionalism
Prescription drugs
Functions
People are able to remain with
their jobs and families
Anti-psychotoics are helping people with mental health
Dysfuctions
Not tested properly for side effects
Doctors prescribe them "Loosely" or for the wrong reasons
Include the crimes that are commited to support drug addiction
Conflict Theory
History is filled with examples of how people in power use drugs to arouse sediment against disfavored groups
China is recently being blamed for fentanyl
Nicotine
Popular in the old days until alarming statistics came out then it was banned in restaurants
Due to the lack of people buying cigarettes, Tobacco companies spent more on advertizsing and targeted the more vulnerable younger generation
Most did not fall for it. Now E cigarettes and vapes have made their debut and are made to seem as a safe alternative to smoking
Difficult to enforce social policy
Get Tough approach
No clear black and white answer