Nadelmann Argues That Most Americans Would Oppose Making Alcohol and Tobacco

question 25

Multiple Choice

Nadelmann argues that most Americans would oppose making alcohol and tobacco illegal because _______________.

• A) adult Americans have the right to choose what substances they will consume and what risks they will take
• B) the economic costs of trying to coerce so many Americans into abstaining from those substances would be enormous
• C) the social costs would be disastrous
• D) All of these are correct

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