1) In what ways did the poor working class people of 19 th Century England use o
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1) In what ways did the poor working class people of 19th Century England use opium? Identify at least two consequences for families and especially children. How did these consequences lead to changes in legislation?
2) Compare and contrast how and why De-Quincey and Sam Taylor Coleridge began to use opium. Did the use of opium influence or affect their careers? Explain whether each one relied on opium for a successful career and whether or not they tried to terminate the use of opium and why? Were they successful or unsuccessful?
3)Explain how a person’s perspective on deviance and rationality influences their perspectives and attitudes towards drug users and policies about the War on drugs.
4)How would you compare some of the socio economic consequences of opium that led to social and legislative movements in 19th Century England to similar issues in USA up till today that gave rise to the War on Drugs? Do these issues still justify the control of drugs such as opiates in the USA?
Explanation / Answer
Consequences in children and families:
Changes in legislation:
Government has controlled the sales and distribution of opium, and made available only through the registered chemists. But it couldn't able to monitor the quantity a chemist can sell.
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