Read Gabor Mate’s essay “Embraced by the Needle”

What is the thesis statement in this essay? To what extent are you in agreement with it? What kind of support does he provide for it? Would this essay have been more impressive if there were academic sources included?

Discuss your responses regarding the importance or significance of this topic today and what you think Mate and others could do to help addicts and then prevent substance abuse. Has Mate left out any important aspects of the topic?