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Wednesday , December 11

Wednesday , December 11. How BIG of a problem are Illegal Drugs in the United States of America? If you were President of the United states, what would you do about this problem? What are the costs / Benefits of your plan?. After today….

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Wednesday , December 11

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  1. Wednesday, December 11 How BIG of a problem are Illegal Drugs in the United States of America? If you were President of the United states, what would you do about this problem? What are the costs / Benefits of your plan?

  2. After today… Students will be able to assess the impact that the illegal drug trade has on the USA’s society. Students will understand how the illegal drug trade complicates the relationship between the USA & Latin America.

  3. Just say NO! In the 1980’s the Reagan administration began an aggressive campaign to combat drug use in the USA. Just Say No program. Are these types of campaigns effective?

  4. Anti Drug PSA

  5. Anti Drug PSA

  6. Drug Violence

  7. Drug Trade Glorified???

  8. Activity Using your laptop and the search engine GOOGLE type in the phrase “Colombian Drug Cartels” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/business/inside/colombian.html Read a brief history of the two most infamous drug cartels of the 1980’s – Medellin / Cali cartels. Find one Current Events article on drug related violence along the USA / Mexican border.

  9. Kingpin

  10. New Question… Is the illegal drug trade a Supply OR a Demand problem???

  11. Poor Farmer For some people in Latin America the Coca leaf is a part of their culture. Poor farmers cultivate the plant because it gives them the best economic opportunity – not because they are immoral people. How could this change?

  12. Coca Production

  13. Read - Plan Colombia (page #162) What is Plan Colombia? What are some of the Strategies? How does Plan Colombia contribute to deforestation? Has this plan been an effective use of resources?

  14. Million $ question Would the legalization of drugs actually be beneficial to society? Would harsher drug laws stem the tide of illegal drugs? Yes OR No – use 2 specific points to support your opinion.

  15. 60 Minutes

  16. After today… Students will be able to asses the impact that the illegal drug trade has on the USA’s society. Students will understand how the illegal drug trade complicates the relationship between the USA & Latin America.

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