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1. Seth Stevenson contends that the government’s media campaign against drug abuse exaggerates the dangers of drugs. Stevenson believes the ads lie by teaching children that, as he puts it, “all drug use leads to disaster.” Do you think it is wrong for the government to make this claim? Explain your answer. 2. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse argues that teen drug use is increasing, while Mike Males claims that adult drug abuse is a much more serious problem than teen drug use. Based on the two viewpoints, do you think increased efforts to reduce teen drug use are necessary? Why or why not? 3. Both the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws use statistics to support their claims about the gravity of teen marijuana use.Whose evidence is more persuasive, and why...
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