the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Psychology
Read the article by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health titled:
Fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings of the Opioid Task Force Department of Public Health
Recommendations on Priorities for Investments in" rel="nofollow">in Prevention,
Intervention, Treatment, and Recovery (2014). You can either access the
file below or in" rel="nofollow">in the module. The file is titled 2014 MA Task Force on Opioids.
Please answer all of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing question prompts:
1. Does this task force effectively address the problem of co-occurrin" rel="nofollow">ing
disorders? Support your stance either way. What are the elements that are either present or missin" rel="nofollow">ing that make this an effective or in" rel="nofollow">ineffective plan?
2. Read the file titled "Opioid Overdoses by Towns." You can either access it above or in" rel="nofollow">in the module. Select any town on the list that is of in" rel="nofollow">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 fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings? Why or why not?