1) What is the nature and scope of the alcohol and drug abuse problem in the United States today? For example, is this problem more significant today than it was in the past?
Course Objective One

Identify specific social problems and their cause-effect patterns.

Course Objective Four

Apply class concepts to support opinions about social problems.

Course Objective Five

Illustrate how the sociological process enables us to identify various social concerns.

Course Objective Seven

Apply sociological theories to explain the occurrence and scope of these problems.
Leon-Guerrero, A. (2015). Social Problems, 5th edition. Los Angeles: Sage
Publications, Inc.