Some questions to consider might be as follows (these are suggestions, not requirements, and
students may add their own):
Should pharmaceutical companies and/or executives/employees be held responsible for
any part of the opioid crisis?
Should the marketing of prescription medication be regulated, and how should it be
regulated?
Should addiction studies be required for all prescription medications (or certain types of
medication) prior to their release? Who is responsible for these studies?
What responsibilities do prescribers (doctors) of opioids hold?
What responsibilities do individual communities (towns, counties) have regarding this
crisis? What responsibilities do states have?
Should governments have the right to regulate this type of medication? If you answered
yes, how so?
Should opioids exist?
What responsibility do individuals bear?
Essay Requirements:
Standard MLA Format. Remember that any research used must be documented on both
the work cited/references page AND within the text of the essay using proper in-text
citations. This is required for both quotes and paraphrased information.
A minimum of 1200 words
A minimum of two research sources
Essays may be written using 1st person (I), but students should refrain from using 2nd
person (you, your, yours, yourself, youre) unless quoting a source.
Students may use up to FOUR quotes and up to FOUR paraphrases in their essays (less is
fine as long as two research sources total are used).
Students must adhere to the following Turnitin.com plagiarism match requirements
for essays:
10% or less plagiarism match–Ideal
Topic: As medicine advances, questions come into play regarding the ethics surrounding use, marketing, and distribution. In Module Two, we used the opioid crisis to discuss ethical dilemmas and liability surrounding addiction. Using this example, research and create a thesis surrounding the liability of the opioid crisis. Use the Critical Thinking Compass Points handout to guide your process.
Some questions to consider might be as follows (these are suggestions, not requirements, and students may add their own):
Should pharmaceutical companies and/or executives/employees be held responsible for any part of the opioid crisis?
Should the marketing of prescription medication be regulated, and how should it be regulated?
Should addiction studies be required for all prescription medications (or certain types of medication) prior to their release? Who is responsible for these studies?
What responsibilities do prescribers (doctors) of opioids hold?
What responsibilities do individual communities (towns, counties) have regarding this crisis? What responsibilities do states have?
Should governments have the right to regulate this type of medication? If you answered yes, how so?
Should opioids exist?
What responsibility do individuals bear?
Essay Requirements:
Standard MLA Format. Remember that any research used must be documented on both the work cited/references page AND within the text of the essay using proper in-text citations. This is required for both quotes and paraphrased information.
A minimum of 1200 words
A minimum of two research sources
Essays may be written using 1st person (I), but students should refrain from using 2nd person (you, your, yours, yourself, youre) unless quoting a source.
Students may use up to FOUR quotes and up to FOUR paraphrases in their essays (less is fine as long as two research sources total are used).
Students must adhere to the following Turnitin.com plagiarism match requirements for essays:
10% or less plagiarism match–Ideal
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