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Drug addiction is one of the most pressing health problems facing the United States today. For this assignment find someone to interview who has had personal experience with drug addiction. Ideally this is someone who is recovering from an addiction, however, you may also use a professional who works with addicts or an individual who has been close to someone with a drug addiction problem. Devise a list of questions you will ask this individual to gain a more in-depth view of addiction and conduct an interview. Upon completion of the interview analyze the information you received then write and turn in your assignment via the Assignments Tab in D2L in word or open office format. Address the following components for your assignment and any others that you believe are relevant. You headings following APA formatting to organize your paper: INTRODUCTION 1. Who did you choose to research and why? You may use a pseudo name for individuals but provide a brief background of your relationship to the individual whether you use their real name or not. 2. What will you be discussing in your paper as it proceeds THE ADDICTION PROCESS 1. What were the factors that led to addiction? 2. How do the factors that led to addiction correlate with factors presented in the book as components of addiction? 3. How did the addiction affect the individual’s life? 4. How did the addiction affect the lives of those close to the individual? DRUG OF CHOICE 1. What was the drug of choice? 2. What impact did the drug of choice have on the individual and how did that alter the individuals’ life? 3. Analyze why the individual might have used the chosen drug (depressant vs. stimulant, availability, addiction process etc.) RECOVERY OR CURRENT CONDITION 1. What factors led to recovery; was there a major milestone or turning point, certain individuals who helped? Or What factors were present that failed to lead to recovery? CONCLUSION 1. Summarize your findings. 2. What new or noteworthy information did you gleaned from the interview? 3. How can the information you learned be used to prevent drug use or to help others? 4. What did you learned overall from this experience?