Because of the recent arrest of celebrities involving drug procession, there have been some discussion on the issue of substance abuse. Is substance abuse only limited to drugs? Or should it include alcohol and tobacco as well? Why does substance abuse happen? Is it just because those young people are "naughty"? How should a society deal with them? Is prohibition the obvious solution? If you are interested in this topic, here are a couple videos that may be of interest to you.
Our Illicit Addictions: fighting for a drug-free society or managing our addictions in a complicated world?
http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=7&bpn=779442&...
Video: http://www.tvo.org/TVO/WebObjects/TVO.woa?video?TAWSP_Dbt_20090226_779442_0
Bruce Alexander: a professor emeritus of psychology at Simon Fraser University, and author of The Globalisation of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit.
Graeme Cunningham: director of the addiction division for Homewood Health Centre.
Ethan Nadelmann: executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance Network.
Peter Selby: the clinical director of addictions programs at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Alan Young: a professor of law at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.
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The Debate On Lowering The Drinking Age
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/19/60minutes/main4813571.shtml
Video: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4819332n
Lesley Stahl examines the debate over lowering the drinking age to 18, a controversial idea embraced by some people and roundly criticized by groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving.