1. Should pharmaceutical companies be blamed for causing
the opioid epidemic? Why or why not? What role should
they play in combating it?
2. What role have doctors played in creating the opioid
epidemic? How much should they be blamed for addicts’
struggles? How can doctors help combat the epidemic?
3. Is using the legal system to prosecute addicts an effect
means for combating the opioid epidemic? How might
being incarcerated affect an addict? Should we be doing
more to treat, rather than prosecute, Americans
struggling with addiction?
4. Many Americans believe that drug use is a choice and that
addicts should just use their will power to get over their
addictions. How do these false beliefs affect how we treat
addicts in our society? How do they contribute to
prolonging the opioid epidemic? What more should we be
doing to help and support Americans struggling with
opioid addiction? (20 points)
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Responded to the assignment using the correct vocabulary. Answered all of the questions with detail. Correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation were utilized. Citied at least 3 references to validate position.
