DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION ASSIGNMENT
INSTRUCTIONSOVERVIEWAs 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’spurpose is to provide general information about the drug and then to focus on prevention ofabuse. Be creative! It is intended that you could use your presentation as an educational tool for aself-selected audience (e.g., write your presentation to a specific age group).INSTRUCTIONSYour Drug Abuse Prevention Presentation must include the following:? Title – Title of your presentation and who your audience is.? Background information about the drug – History of the drug, etc.? Public Health Issues and Usage trends – 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 multipleways).? Distribution of the drug – How does the drug travel through the body?? Site of action of the drug – Where does the drug work in the body? Whatneurotransmitters are involved?? Metabolism of the drug – How and where is the drug broken down in the body?? Excretion of the drug– How does the drug leave the body?? Current treatment trends for the drug ? Outline of your drug use prevention program. You may highlight an already existingprogram, or create your own. ? Reference list