Psychology
Read the article by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health titled:
Findings of the Opioid Task Force Department of Public Health
Recommendations on Priorities for Investments in Prevention
Intervention Treatment and Recovery (2014). You can either access the
file below or in the module. The file is titled 2014 MA Task Force on Opioids.
Please answer all of the following question prompts:
1. Does this task force effectively address the problem of co-occurring
disorders? Support your stance either way. What are the elements that are either present or missing that make this an effective or ineffective plan?
2. Read the file titled Opioid Overdoses by Towns. You can either access it above or in the module. Select any town on the list that is of interest to you. Compare the rates of that town to the rates of others.
A. What town did you select? Why did you select that town?
B. How do the rates of the town you selected compare to the rates of other towns of similar size?
C. Were you surprised at all by findings? Why or why not?
