Alcohol is the most widely used drug both globally and in the United States, and marijuana is the most popular and widely used illicit drug. Is the popularity of these drugs an accident of history, a function of their legal status, or inherent to the objective properties of these two drugs themselves? Justify your argument.

What will be an ideal response?


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Cyndi just met with a client, Sarah, who is struggling with a drug addiction. Sarah insisted that she has been clean for 6 months. Sarah’s tone indicated that she was sincere but her facial expression indicated the opposite. Most likely Cyndi will believe that

a. her client is lying because most communication is communicated through facial expression.
b. her client is telling the truth because most communication is communicated through verbal content and vocal
expression.
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