Substance Dependence
Students will work in a group of no more than three. Students will choose an identifiable group (LATINX POPULATION) who struggles with addiction and answer the following questions. Presentations should be approximately 20 minutes in length. Power Points
should be developed and will be posted to a place of the instructor’s direction for the class to view.
- Describe the chosen group that is at risk for addiction. On a timeline, describe the major US historical points of this group? (20 points)
o Include cultural issues (How has this group been systematically oppressed?)
o Include organization or immigration (Identify major historical points of organization or immigration)
o Include geographical concentrations (Where in the USA are these groups concentrated)
- How do these issues manifest today? (20 points)
o Include prevalence of the various substances/behaviors. (Utilize official websites and documents for statistic collection.)
- What are cultural practices that could increase recovery: stability, confidence, and adaptive coping mechanisms? (20 points)
- Identify evidence-based intervention models. If there are none, state that and assert your opinion as to why. (20 points)
- Identify special treatment considerations with this special population. (20 points)
What treatments are ineffective or most effective?
For more information on Substance Dependence read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substance_dependence
