This assignment is relevant to learning more about research in the field of substance use disorders and aIDiction medicine. You will select a topic relevant to drugs and behavior and write a 5-page paper on this topic. It is required that you have a thesis statement or research question that you support or answer with peer reviewed articles. All references must be included, citing all works used. you will hand in a thesis statement and reasons for your interest in the subject area chosen
For this assignment, you can find peer-reviewed articles on the following websites:
Google Scholar
PubMed
PsychInfo
PsycArticles
Here are some topics that you can choose from:
Drugs and the brain
Medication assisted treatment
Drugs and crime
Medications for ADHD
LSD and violence
Medical marijuana
The Gateway Hypothesis
Designer drugs
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Smoking cessation techniques
Intensive outpatient therapy
Inpatient rehabilitation
Performance enhancing drugs in sports
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome
Medications for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or depression
Safety of prescription drugs/FDA approval process
Inhalant abuse
Substance abuse prevention
Drug/alcohol abuse and liver disease
12-step programs