St. Petersburg College Control of Opioid Abuse Discussion

Writing for the Social Sciences

During the course of the next four sub-modules, you will complete a major writing assignment based on ideas from the Pew Research Center. The essay will be four (4) paragraphs and six-hundred (600) words long. In your introduction, you will explain the problem. In your body, you will cover two solutions.

(If you would like more information about the study of the Social Sciences, you can watch the Video on Social Sciences).

Research & Documentation:

• Three (3) document sources. Your source may come from:
  • Pew or similar research organization.
  • A credible news or magazine site.
  • A government or agency site.

^Note that information you need to find in your sources is (1) a description of the problem and (2) at least two solutions to the problem. You may find similar information in your sources, or the three sources may each cover a different aspect.

• Citations should be in APA format. References Page included.
• The amount of Cited information should not exceed 25%
• Watch this video to get familiar with APA In Text Citations.

Formatting the Essay:

This essay will use APA formatting. The entire essay should:

1. Be double spaced, including the Reference page.
2. Contain one-inch margins all the way around, which is standard for Microsoft Word.
3. Have headers with Running head, Title, and Page Number on the the first page (usually the title page)
4. Have Title and Page Number in headers on the second and all subsequent pages.
5. Feature an original title centered on the first page of the actual essay.
6. Include a title page.

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE SO FAR:

Over the years we have seen the Opioid increase marketing for major drugs like OxyContin.

Four major Pharmaceutical companies Pleading Guilty to Criminal Charges for Opioid epidemic.

“The settlements could pave ways for resolution of thousands of lawsuits for public health criis that has killed more 450,000 Americans since 1999.”

Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Opioid Sales -The New York Times.