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¶ … Clean Needles Benefit Society, two arguments are that needle exchange programs work, and they are more cost-effective for taxpayers. The premises are that needles spread HIV / AIDS, and offering clean, sterile needles, helps control the spread of these diseases. In addition, HIV / AIDS treatments are very expensive, and by controlling the spread of the disease with clean needles, it actually saves taxpayers money. The conclusions are that clean needle programs work and should not be criticized.
The premises of saving money and clean needles controlling the spread of AIDS do support the conclusions. The authors state studies that indicate AIDS users are often IV drug users, and the disease spreads this way, and that offering clean needles saves lives and money at the same time. These premises are reasonable, backed up with facts, and support the conclusions, that clean needles are a good idea. The decisions here were based on the facts and authority contained in the article.
In "Programs Don't Make Sense," the two arguments are that offering clean needles is a stupid policy, and that it facilitates deviant behavior. The premises of the arguments are that the people getting needles are junkies, and giving them free needles to fight AIDS does not fight their addiction. In addition, the author feels that giving out free needles only encourages illegal drug use, instead of acting on the underlying problem of drug addiction. The conclusions are that these programs are stupid and encourage drug use. In the author's mind, the premises support the conclusions, but the author does not use hard facts or studies to back up his comments, and so, they are not as solid as the other article. The premises are reasonable to a point, but they seem more based on emotion rather than solid fact, and so, they seem more unreasonable. These decisions were based on reading the article, assessing the lack of solid facts, and comparing it with the other article, which seemed more balanced and believable.
Exchange Definition of Policy A needle exchange is a harm reduction strategy wherein the program provides clean, unused needles to addicts for the injection of intravenous drugs. The principle is that when addicts do not have access to clean needles, they are far more likely to share needles among themselves. Needle exchanges are typically set up in areas with a high concentration of intravenous drug users. They provide clean, unused needles
The government regulating of drugs use is one of those elements which are somewhat affected by such an approach. The government regulates both illegal and legal drugs in order to both maximize profits for American companies and minimize profits for foreign capitol. There are strict regulations on pharmaceuticals within the country. Also, many people posit money leaving American hands as a major underlying cause of the government's regulations of
Controversy occurs when an advertisement presents various elements that can be considered delicate or going beyond the limits of common sense or ethics through themselves or through the manner in which they are presented (contextualized). Who decides upon the controversial dimension of an advertisement shown on TV? On the one side there are the authorities which have the job to monitor the TV advertisements and decide whether they obey or
It suggests to current users that the government has accepted illegal drug use as part of society, rather than something to be opposed and eradicated. While in theory, harm reduction strategy may seem like a good idea, putting it into practice has proven difficult. Take the case of 'Needle Park' in Switzerland: "In the 1990s, Zurich experimented with what became known as Needle Park where addicts could openly purchase
It is because policemen may succumb to corruption; especially when their salaries are minimal and the money earned by drug dealers are immense. The legalization of drugs will eliminate such acts of illegality. The government and elected officials have a significant amount of say and rule as to what passes as a law and what does not. Such representatives are to symbolize and stand for what the people want. However,
(Archie-Booker, Cervero, and Langone, 1999) This study concludes that: "...power relations manifested themselves concretely through these factors in the social and organizational context, which by defining African-American learners as generic entities, produced undifferentiated educational programs." (Archie-Booker, Cervero, and Langone, 1999) The work of Gilbert and Wright reports a study conducted through collecting a series of articles in which African-American women were interviewed concerning living with AIDS. They write in their