1. Alan I. Leshner argues that addiction is a disease that should be treated as a medical problem. Jeffrey A. Schaler claims that addiction is a voluntary behavior that should not be treated like a medical problem. To support his view, Schaler contends that research showing that drug and alcohol use generates electrochemical changes in the brain does not prove that future drug use is therefore involuntary. Is the failure to prove a direct connection between electrochemical changes and future drug use sufficient to convince you that addiction should not be treated as a medical problem? Explain why or why not.
2. Kenneth M. Sunamoto cites research to support his view that marijuana leads to the use of other illicit drugs. Mitch Earleywine also cites evidence to support his argument that marijuana does not lead to the use of other illicit drugs. Which author’s use of...