Take a Stand Paper-Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper

After watching the "The War on Drugs: Winners and Losers" video, and reading Chemical Dependency: A Systems Approach, take a stand on legalization, decriminalization, or status quo regarding how drug use is treated in our society.

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper that responds to the following: 

What is the issue? What is your stance on the issue? Can this stance be applied universally,  or would you employ different stances depending on the substance? 

Defend your position with at least three peer-reviewed articles in addition to the text and video.

Include a discussion about who may be affected by the approach you would select, and how you would advocate for that population.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Note: For this paper, it is not acceptable to use political websites that are not based on sound research. You must use scholarly works that have taken a critical thinking approach versus an unsupported emotional one.

The most common error in the week five paper is to write with passion and have very little academic content.

Here are a few tips

1.  You have peers in this course who are familiar with the course content.  Ask for help.  Review each other's work, give and get feedback.

2.  Review this resource and "grade" your own paper before submission for official grading Paper Priorities Checklist

3.  Submit your week 5 paper on time.  Even if "barely" late, one second behind the clock; the week five paper will not be accepted for grading.

4.  Use the University of Phoenix, Center for Writing Excellence A LOT.  Use the free live tutorials, the self paced grammar tutorials, the plagiarism checker, and Grammerly.

lease use the thesis generator to set up your paper for this assignment.

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