Students are often reluctant to realize that their parents, grandparents, or older clients may be using or abusing drugs. Recent research indicates that alcohol is the most frequently abused substance among adults over 50. Prescriptions rank second, but research shows dramatic increases in the use of illicit drugs by older females. Additionally, the over 50 age group had the highest hospital admission for illicit drugs such as heroin, cocaine, or opiates. The addiction simulation exercise ICE ICE BABY provides students with a deeper understanding of addiction, including an insight into the social experiences of drug/alcohol use and abuse. Explicit directions for using the exercise are included as well as reflections from students within two programs.
This chapter per the authors discusses the use of a sociology assignment (Sociology in the News) that can be inserted into any course as a current events project. The authors address how the assignment began, the purpose of the assignment initially, and the changes that have been made over the past five years using TILT (Transparency in Learning and Teaching). The assignment is transferable to almost any subject, such as criminal justice, education, business, history, anthropology, demography, and others. The authors offer paragraph frames as a way for students to begin their writing of the assignment. The authors also address the steps/guidelines/sequence for the students' completion of the assignment and incorporate the course learning goals and outcomes from the Notion of Transparency of Lave and Wagner.
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