In class today we were given a variety of unknown drugs and had to rate them based on the description of the drug.We rated it on a scale of 1 to 4. 1 being over the counter drugs, two being prescribed drugs, three being illegal misdemeanor, and four being illegal felony. The results from our class were really interesting. The drugs: alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine got mainly rated 3s or 4s.These are drugs daily used in our society. The drugs that are considered felonies are the ones that got ratings of 1 or 2. This was a shock to me because it was opposite from what everyone would have thought it to be if we were actually given the names of the drugs. I think it is interesting and it makes me curious personally on how they decide the severity or punishment of certain drugs or how it should be controlled.
I was surprised with the activity too. Some drugs seemed so harmful, but somehow the people in charge has considered them okay.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! It made me think that we should reconsider how we punish the severity of other things as well
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