In past times abuse of drugs and alcohol was legal and rather common throughout society. The structure functionalist would see alcohol and drug abuse as a needed function in society to exist in a efficient manner. I will attempt to explain why alcohol and drug abuse is a need and necessary role / function for society to maintain equilibrium.
The idea of drug abuse is centuries old and for any structure / function to exist throughout history, in all cultures with no end in sight must provide an important role in all societies. As time changed and medical science grew the true effects of drugs were discovered and one by one deemed illegal by society.
Throughout history drugs of all sorts have went from one extreme to the next, heroin used to be given as a pain killer of tooth aches and opium mixed with alcohol called laudanum was the mothers cure all, at times even given to children for teething. The founder of modern psychology, Sigmend Freud used Cocaine as did the great detective Shrelock Holms. Alcohol and drugs have been used and abused by some of the most influential people of the world. The social problems of alcohol and drug abuse have existed for centuries and no cure has been found. The social problem of drug and alcohol abuse is national and indiscriminate who it takes victims.
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