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Question: Define "drug" and describe three features that distinguish drugs from other substances.
Differentiate between drug abuse and drug addiction.
Contrast the Functional and the Conflict perspectives of drug use.
Describe the occurrence of violence from a Functional-Structural perspective.
Discuss the pros and cons of "gun control."
Instructions: Answer these thought questions with the intent of defending your answer.

Who is responsible for determining what is good or bad for me? Do I, as an adult of legal age, have the right to do with my body as I choose? At what point does that right cease? If that right to self-determination ceases, who takes over that decision and to what degree and extent?
Many people agree that adults should have the right to choose when to drink or smoke. The law says it is at age 21 for the first and 18 for the second. Is there anything inherent in those two ages that makes a person "more responsible" for their choices and actions? At what age should an individual be responsible for choosing what they ingest in their body?
Who is responsible for behavior that happens after two people ingest substances into their bodies during the course of the evening and later engage in otherwise unwanted behavior?
Is "Date Rape" really rape? If so, at what point does it become such? If not, what makes it different?
How would you go about reducing violence in America?