Alcohol and Drug Experience
Can pick either: With permission, interview an adolescent or young adult who has at least experimented with drugs. The paper should integrate the interview throughout; utilizing quotations, paraphrasing, and summaries of content regarding drugs/alcohol use, prevention, addiction, treatment, etc. Direct quotes should be cited correctly (i.e. personal communication). The majority of the paper should analyze how the research either supports or contrasts with research and/ or scientific findings. You must have at least 5 references with information cited in your paper, which relate to your impressions of the interview. Please take the utmost care in writing this paper to ensure that you do not reveal anyone’s identity (i.e. use of a pseudonym or initials). It is not appropriate to retell detailed “stories” that the interviewee may have relayed during the interview in your paper. If you are going to audio-tape the interview for paper-writing purposes, please see the instructor for a contract that the interviewee must sign. OR Write about your own alcohol and drug experiences. The paper should begin with experiences that best illustrate your perspective on drugs/alcohol, prevention, addiction, treatment, etc. The bulk of the paper should critically examine your experiences in light of the research on adolescents and drugs. You must have at least 5 references with information cited in your paper. As above, please take the utmost care in writing this paper to ensure that you do not reveal more than you are comfortable. (Can make this up about alcohol and Marijuana use)
