1. Eric Niiler contends that addiction is a brain disease over which addicts have little control. Sally L. Satel, on the other hand, objects to the notion that addicts are not responsible for their own behavior. Based on these authors’ arguments, do you think that addiction is a disease, as Niiler states, or a behavioral condition, as Satel maintains? Explain your answer.
2.Kevin J. Volpe argues that marijuana use leads to the use of highly addictive drugs such as cocaine. John Morgan and Lynn Zimmer disagree. How do the authors differ in their views on whether marijuana is dangerous? What evidence can you find that Volpe is opposed to marijuana use? What evidence can you find that Morgan and Zimmer do not oppose it?
3. According to the Hazelden Foundation, young people who drink have an increased risk of developing problems with alcohol later in life. In...