The True Tale of Americas Opiate Epidemic Discussion

Readings

Text Book

Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic; Sam Quinones

• Introduction
• Part 1, PP 1-75

Video Lectures

Watch the following lectures for this week:

What Trauma Taught Me About Resilience / Charles Hunt/ Ted Talk https://youtu.be/3qELiw_1Ddg

The real roots of youth violence / Craig Pinkney / TEDxBrumhttps://youtu.be/uWNTMmktoCQ

Why do our brains get addicted? | Dr. Nora Volkow / TEDMEDhttps://youtu.be/Mnd2-al4LCU

Dr. Nora Volkow on Addiction: A Disease of Free Willhttps://youtu.be/X1AEvkWxbLE

PLEASE COMPLETE TWO PARTS SEPARATELY IN TWO FILES

part 1: Discussion post

Instructions

By the mid-week deadline based on your readings and the video lectures answer each of the questions/prompts below with 2 paragraphs using concepts from the text or your own research (be sure to cite correctly).

Question

• Discuss this week’s first video by Charles Hunt through the lens of “Children Who See Too Much.” What were some of your main take-aways? Explain please.
• Consider this week’s video material by Dr. Nora Volkow through the lens of this week’s readings. What were some of your main take-aways? What were you most surprised by? Explain please.

part 2:

Journal Entry #4

Instructions

The Reflective Journal is an assessment of your understanding of assigned readings, course lectures, and videos. It is also a means in which you demonstrate how you will apply your readings and observations in your day to day to life.