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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs is costly to our nation, exacting more than $700 billion annually in costs related to crime, lost work productivity and health care. Results from a yearly survey of teenagers conducted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research found that the use of cigarettes, alcohol, and abuse of prescription pain relievers among teens has declined since 2013 while marijuana use rates were stable. However, use of e-cigarettes, measured in the report for the first time, is high. Policy makers want to reduce the use of marijuana and e-cigarettes among teens. Since marijuana is largely illegal in the US, while e-cigarettes are not, policy makers believe we need to design different policies to reduce use of each substance. Questions 4-9 will ask you to design a policy to address the problem associated with marijuana use among teens.  First, propose two causal theories about marijuana use among teens. 

Which Greek culture was famously described by Homer in The Illiad?

Question 11-12 asks you questions based on the data on DC and its neighboring counties.   In terms of the economic policy environment, describe a policy that you would expect to be of more importance in Arlington than Fairfax. Show the data and explain why. 

Describe the characteristics and developments that occurred during the ancient Mesopotamian World. 

What is the purpose of erythrosine in embalming fluids?

Imagine you are a member of a congressional committee tasked with designing a new policy for addressing environmental pollution. What are the key elements should you think through to inform the policy design? Provide four elements.

What are the outputs and outcomes of the two tools you identified in Q5? Identify at least two outputs and two outcomes for each tool.

Which of the following is the best option for treating skin slips, gangrene, and surface ulcerations

Propose two policy tools to address e-cigarette use among teens. Those tools need to be different than the tools you proposed for addressing marijuana use in Q5. 

Embalming chemicals which are used to destroy and inhibit most pathogenic bacteria and their products in or on the body, preparation room, instruments, and surfaces are