Rotation A: Patient Research

Staff Number 14 -
You have been assigned a 19 year-old male patient who has been diagnosed with an addiction to heroin.

You need to research how heroin addiction affects the human body to be able to answer the following questions:

• What is heroin?
• How does heroin affect the nervous system and its parts?
• How does heroin affect the circulatory system and its parts?
• Overall, how does heroin affect the human body?

Web Resources (Links)

You need to complete a works cited guide listing the sources (books, Web sites, encyclopedias...) you used to find your information. You should also list any sources you obtained pictures or graphics from. This sheet needs to be turned in at the BEGINNING of Day 3.

Homework due before Rotation B:
Prepare a brief (up to 3 minutes) public service announcement to express your concerns about why young people need to be educated about the dangers of heroin. Your announcement should contain all the answers to the above questions. Make a prop/poster that will help you present your findings to the public.