Opioid Use, Addiction, and Overdoses

Opioid Use, Addiction, and Overdoses:

Read pages 177 – 189 in your text.

Opioid use, addiction, and overdoses have increased to alarming rates in the United States in recent years. Millions of Americans are affected by the opioid epidemic every day. Read Volkow et al.’s (2014) article and pages 1-4 in Brown’s (2018) article before discussing the following questions:

For this week’s main post, answer the following questions. Be sure to include factual, properly cited information in your post.

· What are some ways that opioid addiction is affecting the United States?

· What are some forms of treatment available to those suffering from opioid addiction?

· If you had a friend or family member suffering from opioid addiction, what sort of help would you recommend they seek?

References:

Brown, A. R. (2018). A systematic review of psychosocial interventions in treatment of opioid addiction, Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/1533256X.2018.1485574

Coon, D., Mitterer, J.O., & Martini, T. (2019). Introduction to psychology: Gateways to mind and behavior (15th ed.). Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning.

Volkow, N. D., Frieden, T. R., Hyde, P. S., & Cha, S. S. (2014). Medication-assisted therapies — tackling the opioid-overdose epidemic. New England Journal of Medicine, 370(22), 2063-2066. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1402780

PSYCHOLOGY DISCUSSION RUBRIC

Criteria

Exemplary (100%)

50/50

Above Average (89%)

45/ 50

Satisfactory (79%)

40/ 50

Approaches Standard (69%)

35/ 50

Needs Improvement (59%)

30/ 50

Unsatisfactory (0)

0/ 50

Initial Post (50)

Reveals mastery of the material, critical assessment, and thorough exploration of the subject matter. Demonstrates mastery of grammar, punctuation, spelling, mechanics, and usage and with no errors.

Reveals some mastery of the material although further exploration would have increased the value of the post; some critical assessment although portions of the material may be vague. Demonstrates proficiency of grammar, punctuation, spelling, mechanics, and usage with fewer than three errors

Reveals knowledge of the subject matter although more exploration is needed; some critical assessment was noted although more in-depth perspective would have enhanced the work. Understanding of grammar, punctuation, spelling, mechanics, and usage with fewer than five errors

May highlight what the reading material offers but does not apply further exploration of the subject matter; critical assessment is lacking. Improvement in some areas of grammar, punctuation, spelling, mechanics, and usage; fewer than ten errors but retains clarity throughout most of post.

Uses personal opinion only without any exploration of additional possibilities; no critical assessment is noted. Needs improvement in grammar, punctuation, spelling, mechanics, and usage; more than fifteen errors; errors affect clarity of post.

Unable to score because there was no engagement in the discussion.

Criteria

25/25

per post

22/ 25

per post

20/ 25

per post

17/ 25

per post

15/ 25

per post

0/ 25

per post

Peer Responses (25 per post)

Promotes further discussion on the subject matter through thought-provoking peer responses; demonstrates depth of analysis of topic and peer’s post; source support in proper APA format, grammar, punctuation, spelling, mechanics and usage with no errors

Promotes further discussion on the subject matter through meaningful comments that demonstrate understanding of topic and peer’s post. Source support may not fully use proper APA format, grammar, punctuation, spelling, mechanics and usage with fewer than three errors

Engages peers but does not promote further consideration of the material so that additional learning takes place. Source support may not be scholarly or in the appropriate APA format, grammar, punctuation, spelling, mechanics and usage with fewer than five errors.

Peer engagement does not encourage depth of academic thought or is based on personal opinion only. Source support may not be scholarly or in the appropriate APA format, with fewer than ten errors in grammar, spelling, mechanics and usage

Peer responses do not add substance or promote engagement in the discussion in a meaningful way; comments are superficial or off topic. Extremely limited or no source support noted; improper or missing APA format, and grammar, spelling, mechanics affect clarity

Unable to score because there was no engagement in the discussion.

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