2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SCSV 1240 - Drugs and Crime in Society


The physiological, psychological and sociological effects of licit and illicit drugs in society will be studied. A law enforcement perspective into the so called “war on drugs”, the success and failures of various drug prevention and replacement therapy programs as well as the roadblock to recovery being created by the criminal justice system and insurance companies will be discussed. Contemporary topics such as whether addiction is a choice or a disease, the pros and cons of legalization and the issue of medicinal marijuana will also be debated.
 

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