Explain the Social controls surrounding drug abuse

Please follow the essay structure. and make sure use the APA references style.

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START WITH YOUR ESSAY RESEARCH – HOWEVER, INDEPENDENT
RESEARCH IS EXPECTED. You should include at LEAST 2 independently
sourced readings in your essay references, in addition to the required unit
readings and the suggested references below.
1. Zinberg (1984: 6) proposes that “Social controls apply to the use of all
drugs”. Discuss social controls surrounding drug use, as well as consider the
extent to which they function to minimise harm amongst drug users in Western
and non-Western societies.
Agar, M.H. (1977) ‘Into that Whole Ritual Thing: Ritualist Drug Use Among Urban

2. With considered reference to scholarly literature on the subject, assess the
advantages and disadvantages of Cannabis Legalisation in Australia.

3. How have illicit drugs become symbolic scapegoats in wider social
conflicts? Discuss with reference to at least two countries.

4. The United Nations has been aiming to reduce illicit crop cultivation by
introducing other crop varieties as a substitute, as well as by offering alternative
forms of development. Discuss the impact of both of these programs on illicit
crop production and assess their viability.