Substances of Abuse: Alcohol and Other Drugs
Paper #1 must be five to seven pages in body (not including title page, abstract or references), double-spaced in 12-pt Times New Roman font, and meet all other applicable APA format and style standards. Paper #1 will focus on a specific substance/drug of abuse/addiction: alcohol, cocaine, steroids, etc. The focus of the paper is on the specific substance/drug and the impacts on the user.
Paper #1 should clearly address and present understanding of the following:
1. Overview of the pharmacological nature of the substance (characteristics and properties);
2. Drug administration (how the drug is administered or used);
3. Distribution and elimination (the route in which the substance takes once it enters the body and how it is eliminated from the body);
4. Effects of the drug on the user (acute and chronic);
5. Treatment options specific to the drug and prognosis; and,
6. How the issues relevant to this drug have influenced the study of substance abuse and the field of treatment.
textbook is Uppers, Downers, All Arounders: Physical and Mental Effects of Psychoactive Drugs, 7th edition Darryl S. Inaba,William E. Cohen,Elizabeth von Radics,Ellen K. Cholewa, CNS Productio
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