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This is a review of:

  • “Social Bond Theory and Binge Drinking Among College Students”
  • “Just How bad is the Drug Overdose Epidemic?”
  • “Dorm Room Dealers.”

Answer the following seven questions. Make certain to support your opinion using concepts and vocabulary from the readings. You will need to provide a robust response for each of the seven questions.

Questions:

Binge Drinking on College Campuses

  1. In Binge Drinking on College Campuses, identify and explain the four elements of social bond theory.
  2. Do you believe binge drinking represents a serious threat to college students? Defend your answer.

Just How Bad is the Drug Overdose Epidemic?

  1. How did you do in the interactive exercise (drawing on the graphs) for the article Just How Bad is the Drug Epidemic? (Mine were way off on two of the graphs!) Where were you accurate? Where were you off? What surprised you about this exercise?
  2. What type of drug is most attributed to the climbing numbers of overdoses?
  3. What are some of the things suggested in the article for lowering the occurrences of drug overdoses?

Dorm Room Dealers

  1. What are some of the differences between a “Stopper” as described in Dorm Room Dealers and “a typical stoner”, according to the authors?
  2. In Dorm Room Dealers, what do the authors describe in the section called “Location, Location, Location”?