Pick One Option, Do Not Do Both Options. EXTRA CREDIT Option #1 The War on Drugs Has Failed. Is Legalization the Answer? — Are Current Drug Laws the New Jim Crow? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1

Pick One Option, Do Not Do Both Options.  

 EXTRA CREDIT Option #1

The War on Drugs Has Failed. Is Legalization the Answer? — Are Current Drug Laws the New Jim Crow?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-y8NXKdVL4Links to an external site.

Prompt:

After watching the video you will create a discussion posting of 200-500 words, answering the following questions:

·        How do the current laws surrounding drugs use and trafficking disproportionately affect people of color?

·        How do you imagine the roles substance abuse counselors’ or helping professions (i.e., social workers, counselors, psychologists) changing in a society where drug use is legal, and commerce is regulated?

·        What professional competencies of substance abuse counselors’ or helping professions (i.e., social workers, counselors, psychologists) may change, be added, or redacted with the legalization of drug use and commerce?

 EXTRA CREDIT Option #2

Extra Credit Option 2 – You can choose EITHER option 1 or option 2 – but not both 🙂 

Psilocybin-Assisted Treatment for Alcohol Dependence – Michael Bogenschutz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAdmGMceP-4Links to an external site.

Prompt:

After watching the video you will create a discussion posting of 200-500 words, answering the following questions:

·        How do the current laws surrounding drugs use, cultivation, and commerce—or trafficking depending on what state one resides—affects peoples’ access to empirically supported treatment?

·        How do you imagine the roles of substance abuse counselors’ or helping professions (i.e., social workers, counselors, psychologists) changing with the emergence of Psilocybin-Assisted Treatment?

·        What professional competencies of substance abuse counselors’ or helping professions (i.e., social workers, counselors, psychologists) may change, be added, or redacted with the legalization of ethical Psilocybin-Assisted Treatment?

References

https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/reports-and-publications/addiction-and-substance-misuse/index.html

https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma12-4171.pdf

https://attcnetwork.org/sites/default/files/2018-11/Final.CS_.Rubrics.Assessment.pdf

https://store.samhsa.gov/product/TIP-41-Substance-Abuse-Treatment-Group-Therapy/SMA15-3991