Assignment

 "The Drug War" Please respond to the following: (Note: Please respond to the following items in a primary posting of at least 125 words. In addition, please make a substantive comment (at least five sentences) to one [1] of your classmates.)

After watching the clip under the Instructor Insights and doing your own internet research please answer the following:

• The 1980s saw the beginnings of the War On Drugs. Identify the main components of this war. How has the US government chosen to fight this war? What have been the results? Increasingly, there is movement in the country to decriminalize drug usage. Why have proponents of this move argued for this approach? Take a stand on the issue, what are your solutions (at least two) to the drug problem?