The Projects in Relation to Substance Abuse

Drug abuse among college students has significantly increased and there is a lack of proper recognition and support in secondary education. I looked at several of the top Indiana colleges.  With that, there are three key areas of focus we can bring  our attention and efforts to that I found through several peer reviewed articles that seemed to be the most plausible.  Beginning with earlier years care,  along with better goals within the family home, the next step is bringing awareness and help to the educational institutes in primary school. Breaking up the socioeconomic culture surrounding peer relationships of substance abuse, and institutes having correct, relevant and up to date information is the final plausible step.  Calling out the peer culture that's fostered leaves students in need less likely to stop looking for help because of immediate availability. As  someone decides to seek help for either themselves or someone else, the help they need should be found immediately.  This is not one that should be considered  insignificant especially when most reports state that those who abuse  substances, and are concerned with their usage,  also report wanting to seek help more than half of the time. But you can read more about that in the Sociology Tab! 

Throughout this past semester I've learned to write properly, in a more refined manner and in a tone that made me more approachable. I've also learned from peer-review and feedback how to approach public change. I originally wrote with a veracity and approach that made me come off as blunt and confrontational when I was trying to convey strong emotions.  

This was a fun one because as I learned how to appeal more to an audience on social media, I also saw trends of what happens with someone speaking out against a louder voice as of lately.  I learned how  to communicate to my classmates and we  all had many collaborative discussions explaining what we would change, from letters to the editor to how we view social media posts and the concept of "media" and what that means and can represent.  It was interesting to also have feedback to our questions from previously in class for us all to work together in a common way. For my final project,  I propositioned several different post secondary institutes with a couple of things I made a suggestion that they could add and include to help their students stay more informed. 

I also like showing a chart I created that could be used for other classes as well to help create a clear narrative as to whats going on. My previous works were ones  like a post on twitter taking a jab at Elon Musk  and Donald Trump, others were a comparison between what's going on now to how it compares  to history and how it feels like things are repeating. This class had a primary focus with using a variety of social media and "deliverable", things such as letters, to help teach us how to engage  or better equip us to engage with people when we are aiming to have them acknowledge what we've said.  From editing social media posts to even finding companies to argue why I am or am not for them along with their significance to me made me really aware of what goes on , on social media. This also ended up transitioning into how I could professionally write and edit written works while making sure to be concise. Being clear isn't hard if you have enough words, the problem is when you have a limit, whether it's their time, attention or want to read, being clear and concise is something important. This translates over to the class of Publication as well because I so graciously had the same professor and their classes seemed to blend together and I was able to have a multi-applicable situation work out. This class was a class more tailored and focused on a group discussion and collaborative effort throughout the entire semester, helping create an idea of common understanding and also multiple view points to see where different people take their stance on situations. 

Sneak a peek at a few letters under the Social Change Tab!