HLTH 451 Drug Use

All papers are to be typewritten, turned in stapled and on the day due. Under no conditions will papers be accepted late! (I loose the late papers and you get No Credit). Attendance is required due to in class written and oral reactions to readings/videos. Participation will be an integral part of your grade. PERFECT ATTENDANCE WILL ADD 1/2 GRADE TO FINAL! EACH UNEXCUSED ABSENCE RESULTS IN A WHOLE GRADE REDUCTION MAKE CHOICES NOT EXCUSES!!

1. Group activity Due on June 30 (Group 1) and July 7(Group 2) 10 points
Tune in and listen at 89.1 and 89.3 FM on Saturday from 7am-8am to People's Pharmacy program. Identify what you learned from the program.

You can find other radio stations carrying the program at their website. http://www.healthcentral.com/peoplespharmacy/pp_programs/pp_programs.cfm

Individual activity read 5 articles from the Roanoke Times written by Joe & Terry Graedon appearing on Tuesday & Sunday. Identify what you learned from each reading.

2. Individual activity Due July 9

Identify a drug and the person who uses or have use and analyze the drug for untold/side effects, interactions, length of administration and 3 other new/unique findings about the drug. 10 points

http://www.PDRhealth.com

http://rxlist.com/

http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug.htm        http://www.pdr.net/
http://www.rx.com     http://www.cvs.com/http://www.drugemporium.com/ http://www.walgreens.com/hm.html

take Pharmacy Care Quiz and identify in a one page paper what you don't know about prescription medicines

http://meetings.nacds.org/conferences/nacds_main.cfm?page_id=537#

3. Group activity

Identify, watch and review 2 advertisements for Rx drugs from television. Some of the best times to see these is during 6-8pm hours during evening news and Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, CNN shows. Due July 7 10 points

NAME: _________________ DATE: ____________Show ______________

Drug advertised and what is its use?___________________________________________

Is the drug a new drug for a treatment? __________

Is it an clone treatment? If so, then why/how is it better?___________________

What drug is it replacing?___________________

What is the cost of the new drug as compared to the drug it is replacing?_____________

Identify techniques used to advertise: ___________________________________

List important facts presented:

List any examples of any bias, faulty reasoning and hidden messages in the ad.

4. Individual Activity calculate your last or highest Blood Alcohol Level from the websites. Include this information on your BAC as it relates to writing a one/two page paper about a one-nighter from the Mike Green video. Due July 14 10 points
http://www.insure.com/auto/baccalc.html
http://www.ou.edu/oupd/bac.htm

http://www.health.org/features/interact/calc/

5. Individual Activity Due July 23 50 points

Attend an AA/Alanon/ACoA or CoDA meeting. Identify first what you think will happen, then what you found, learned and how this participation affected you, family and friends. While listening, identify the difference in patterns the way males and females talk about their drug addiction. Is there a difference in the manner in which older and younger addicts respond? What was your thinking before/after? One-two pages.

6. Individual activity

Develop an open ended transparency using the attached form. Due July 22 100 points

This form is to be turned in with the transparency on presentation date.

NAME__________________

TRANSPARENCY PRESENTATION
1. Title

2. Synopsis of situation (What is occurring or dialogue)

3. Identify important factual information relative to transparency

4. Describe your personal feelings from this situation.

5. Questions you would ask to increase understanding of drug concepts
a.
b.
c.
6. Describe a written project/assignment to go with transparency.

7. Reference source for transparency

Grades based on assignments plus in class writings and in-class video responses.

Individual extra credit is available by videotaping programs on alcohol/drugs from news sources- 20/20/Dateline/60 minutes.

Extra credit view any 2 of these videos in class - Spun, Requiem for a Dream, Angela's Ashes, When a Man Loves a Woman, Leaving Las Vegas, Traffic, Blow, Insider, or other drug/alcohol films in last 2 years.

How did this media influence me on my view and use of drugs?.