MacComp1TopicTalk1&2

Topic Talk: Event, Issue, or Other Topic of Interest

Topic Choice: Heroin Addiction OR Prescription Pain Killer Addiction (Pill addiction) List five facts that you already know about this topic:

1.	Heroin has NO medical uses Prescription Pain killers vary in milligrams, pill types, and severity of pain/injury or illness.

2.	Heroin is is derived from opium Prescription pain killers are classified as Opiates or Opioids

3.	Heroin is a HIGHLY addictive drug, addiction can accrue after just one use Pain Killers can become highly addictive and EVEN IF taken as prescribed can lead to addiction

4.	Heroin is most commonly Snorted or Injected with a syringe by the user. When abusing pain killers, pills are taken mostly orally, crushed and snorted, or crushed and diluted with a liquid to be injected.

5.	BOTH: Almost everyone knows someone with an addiction, whether it be a family member, friend, or celebrity. Addiction is all around us and growing increasingly common in today’s society.

Answer these questions about this topic: 1.	How did it/will it impact the world?

Informing people of the danger of addiction will educate and hopefully prevent some individuals from ever experimenting with potentially life threatening substances. The goal is to educate!

2.	Why is there still interest in it today, or why will there continue to be interest in it?

Millions of Americans alone struggle from some form of addictions. “DOPE” is becoming increasingly popular today in our society and there are many different factors which contribute to this. We need to educate and hopefully prevent such addictions in the feature. Addiction is NOT going anywhere, therefore I feel this topic is completely relevant and will be for years to come.

3.	Why are you interested in researching this topic?

I feel I know a lot about these 2 particular topics but there is always more to learn, and its something that interests me.

4.	How do you personally connect with this topic?

Some of my very close friends have been in and out of rehab, detention, and jail. This has been accruing regularly for about 4 years now due to their Opiate addictions. I know a great deal about the effects these life styles have on the addicts close family and friends. Also I am thankful and blessed to say that that is NOT how I turned out because there was a time where I thought I would be in the same place and situations.

Resources What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other?

There are numerous books/magazines about addiction. Personal Interviews with addict and recovered addicts Internet sites And Films and TV shows can be a very good source

Once you have completed worksheets for TWO topics, please answer these two questions; be prepared to discuss your answers in class: 1.	Of your two topic choices, which one do you think you will find the most information about? Please explain.

Perscription Pain Killers, this addiction is becoming increasingly popular in this present day and time and there have been many studies and writings done on this specific topic.

2.	Of your two topic choices, which one do you really like the best? Please explain.

I feel I would be able to complete either topic to the best of my ability. Both are topics very close to me and I would like to shed light and educate others about the danger of both.