alcohol and drug abuse problem in the United States today

1)    Citing our textbook material, what is the nature and scope of the alcohol and drug abuse problem in the United States today? For example, is this problem more

significant today than it was in the past?

2)    Citing our textbook material, which sociological perspective would you choose in order to best understand how race, class, and gender, impact the rates of crime

in the United States? Defend your response.