Heroin PowerPoint Presentation

As a culminating project, you will incorporate your
knowledge gained in the class into a 13–15-slide PowerPoint presentation, focusing
on a specific drug of your choice.
The presentation’s purpose is to provide
general information about the drug and then to focus on the prevention of abuse.
Be
creative! It is intended that you could use your presentation as an educational
tool for a self-selected audience (e.g., write your presentation to a specific
age group). You will be graded on your design, color choice and font size/text.
Use images and graphics as appropriate to your design and information.

The purpose of the PowerPoint is that the slides could be
used as a teaching tool. All materials used must be paraphrased or summarized
and not directly quoted. Do not write in
full sentences and paragraphs in this presentation.
You are encouraged to use
bullet points.
·
Title (1 slide) – Title of your
presentation and who your audience is.
Background information about the drug (2 slides) –
History of the drug, etc.
Public Health Issues and Usage trends (1–2 slides) – Is
usage increasing or decreasing, and what is the public health effect on society?

Administration of the drug (1 slide) – How the drug
enters the body (may be multiple ways).
Distribution of the drug (1 slide) – How does the drug
travel through the body?
Site of action of the drug (1 slide) – Where does the
drug work in the body? What neurotransmitters are involved?
Metabolism of the drug (1 slide) – How and where is the
drug broken down in the body?
Excretion of the drug (1 slide) – How does the drug
leave the body?
Current treatment trends for the drug (2–3 slides).
Outline of your drug use prevention program. You may highlight an already existing
program, or create your own. (2–4 slides).
Reference list must be in current APA format (# of
slides as needed).
Follow current APA format for citations as necessary. A minimum
of 5 scholarly sources is required for this project. Scholarly sources could be
peer-reviewed journals, professional websites (such as a drug prevention agency),
or a governmental website (such as CDC).

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