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ASAP 3.3 Discussion: Drug Criminals

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The discussion is where you discuss a specific health topic with the rest of the class.
Read through the topic thoroughly, then post your thoughts on the appropriate discussion
board. Write at least one well-developed paragraph. As this is a discussion, don't forget to
respond to at least two other students. Please be courteous and use proper netiquette.
Discussion 3.3 Drug Criminals
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Do you think criminals convicted of drug crimes should serve mandatory sentences? Why
or why not?
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Answer 1

Here’s a start: many criminals convicted of drug crimes are committing these crimes as a means to supply their addiction. Addiction is classified by the AMA as a disease. We don’t punish people who are sick with cancer, (also a disease), so why do we treat people with the disease of addiction as if they are choosing to be sick?