Summarize the recent use trends for two of the major drug groups discussed in class: marijuana, club drugs, methamphetamine, or cocaine. Discuss how the misuse of prescription opioids presents unique challenges to drug policy in terms of the source of the crisis, the ways in which users acquire the drugs, and their potential as a gateway to using other drugs.
should use the assigned class material as the primary evidence for their conclusions. Students may also incorporate academic research, government and professional data sources (UCR, NCVS, BJS), and news accounts from reputable and well-known news outlets (e.g., ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Buffalo News, AP, Huff Post, etc.) to support their arguments. The essays must follow a recognized manual of style for writing, formatting, and referencing sources. The writing assignments should be approximately 500 words in length. Students will be evaluated on the degree to which they:
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