Drug Abuse Discussion Discussion 4 No required as long as all questions are sanswered and all issues are adressed. Assignment: Warning: This video conta

Drug Abuse Discussion Discussion 4

No required as long as all questions are sanswered and all issues are adressed.

Assignment:

Warning: This video contains profanity.

Watch the short videos:

The Drunken Debate: Why do People do Drugs? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Why People Use Drugs (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Why Do Young People Take Drugs (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

In between the profanity and screaming, the actors in the first video make some important, though not so eloquent, points. Is it peer pressure/the desire to be cool? Appeal of illegal behavior/Excitement? Escape? Depression/Psychological Imbalance? Or something else? The question is, ‘Why do people use illegal drugs?’ Respond. Explain which of the theories from the text best aligns with your view on why people use drugs.