Assignment Description
Assignment Details
The training seminar has set up an Internet Discussion Board for the participants to discuss issues related to licit and illicit drugs. You are asked to begin the discussion by posting on cultural differences in the consumption and banning of drugs. As an example, the supervisor mentions that some religions have prohibitions against caffeine, smoking tobacco, or alcohol.
You are asked to consider the following questions:
How long have human societies been using psychoactive drugs? (Give several examples)
Select either nicotine or alcohol as an example, and briefly describe the drug’s effects on the brain, behavior, and person’s health.
Under what circumstances do you think a drug should be limited or banned? For example, do you think any drug that harms health should be banned or any drug that is addictive should be banned? Explain.
Do you think that it would be a good idea for the United States to completely ban alcohol or nicotine? Explain.
Provide 3 scholarly source. Use the Internet and Library databases in your research. Be sure to cite all references, which can be found in the CTU Writing Center.
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Expectation Points Possible Points Earned Comments
Assignment-Specific: Provides a comprehensive definition of a drug
25
Assignment-Specific: Lists examples and explains how nicotine or alcohol effects the brain and behavior of a person’s health
25
Assignment-Specific: Demonstrates an understanding of consequences of drugs providing examples
30
Assignment-Specific: Provides some insight on the possible banning of alcohol or nicotine
35
Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation with few or no errors. (APA formatting is required or style specified in assignment)
Assignment Objectives
Discuss the societal affects associated with drug use such as culture, age, gender and history.
Identify those chemical (drug or non-drug) with the potential for illegal use.
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