There have been several deaths caused by the plaguing addiction of drugs and alcohol.Drug use is becoming a growing problem that needs to be contained and prevented with the help of an expansion of the organization LAPP (Licking County Alcoholism Prevention Program) branching out into its own center called EPLAPP, (Extensive Progression of Licking County Alcoholism Prevention Program). To cut back on the drug use and deaths in Licking County, EPLAPP will provide users and abusers with the resources they need to sober up, cutting back on the drug use rate which will cut back the number of deaths. With the creation of EPLAPP, the services being provided will be more in depth and help some with more employees/volunteers to help addicts, along with other resources, such as financial aid, counseling, and sober living facilities. To persuade readers that the expansion is the best way to combat drug abuse, the use of ethos, pathos, and logos will be implemented. Pathos and logos will be the main arguments, with minimal ethos.
The expansion, EPLAPP is needed in Licking County due to the growing drug abuse epidemic. The drug users and their families are affected the most. Their community is also affected, but not as gravely as the people closest to the addict. Knowing that illicit drugs are finding their ways into people’s homes and children’s school, “Illicit drug use by school-aged adolescents continues to be a concern for a number of groups including parents, educators, health
The expansion, EPLAPP is needed in Licking County due to the growing drug abuse epidemic. The drug users and their families are affected the most. Their community is also affected, but not as gravely as the people closest to the addict. Knowing that illicit drugs are finding their ways into people’s homes and children’s school, “Illicit drug use by school-aged adolescents continues to be a concern for a number of groups including parents, educators, health