An undergraduate in arts # 3

Source Text:

An estimated 90% of residents are infected with hepatitis C, and tuberculosis is common. Substance abuse is close to universal, mental illness is part of the subculture and extreme self-destructive and socially destructive behaviors are part of the landscape.

Jones 1998, p. 160

Source:

Jones, Deborah. “Vancouver’s Vision of Hell Requires Special Type of MD”. Vancouver: Canadian Medical Association Journal Vol.159 Issue 2 p169-173 07/28/98

Writer’s Text:

Undertaking in such activities only makes it harder for the addict to get away from their “extreme self-destructive” (Jones 169)

Writer’s comment:

I’m not really sure about this one, but I took it from here because she states that the drug addict life style is so self-destructive, so I just quoted it, because it’s a good strong phrase… makes a good statement.