Does a relationship between substance abuse and mental illness and anti-social behavior exist? Discuss.
Prepare an essay of no less than 1000 words discussing this question. Consider the following concepts:
- Does substance abuse cause anti-social behaviour?
- Is substance abuse always an element of anti-social behaviour?
- Does the elimination of substance abuse remove anti-social behaviour?
- Alcohol and tobacco can also be abused.
- Does substance abuse cause mental illness?
- Does mental illness cause anti-social behaviour?
- Does appropriately medicated mental illness cause anti-social behaviour?
- Are people with substance abuse issues discriminated against?
- Are people with mental illness discriminated against?
- Should people with substance abuse issues be imprisoned for the safety of society and themselves? Should they be sentenced to mandatory rehabilitation?