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Video #1 : https://www.nytimes.com/video/health/policy/100000...
Video #2 : https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/crhT20Vhfj8
What one piece of information most surprised you from either video clip? Why do you think you found it so surprising?
In the video on Portugal's approach to the drug crisis, the narrator mentions several times that Portugal treats drug addiction as a health problem rather than a crime problem. Why do you think this re-framing of the issue has led to significant successes in fighting drug addiction?
Symbolic interactionists focus on the meanings that different people assign to symbols (in this case, drug addiction). How might the way an individual understands drug addiction be changed if they have a close friend or family member struggling?
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Sociology
One piece of information that most surprised me from the clip of "The Facts on America's
Opioid Epidemic" is that Opioid is the deadliest drug crisis in American history, killing about 90
Americans every day. It can also get used as a powerful painkiller, but it is highly addictive. On
the other hand, opioids have increased...
