Imagine you have been asked by your local church, synagogue, scouting group, sports team, or some other community organization to give a 15-20 minute talk about addiction. Imagine there has been some concern in the community about how to deal with the problem. You’ve been asked to talk about what happens to the brain when people become addicted.

Your presentation may be in any of the following forms:
- PowerPoint presentation with notes (10 slides minimum, APA format)
- 3-5 page paper (APA format)
- Other presentation formats (must be approved by the instructor by the middle of the week)

Your PowerPoint should:
- include citations and references in each slide (as appropriate), and a references slide at the end of the presentation.
- reflect not only your opinion but also your familiarity with the material from the course.
- Pay attention to your formatting and professionalism in your presentation.
- Alternative presentations must include citations and a reference page and should be professional in appearance.

Your paper should:
- Be three to five pages long.
- Reflect not only your opinion but also your familiarity with the material from the course.
- Be typed into a Word or other word processing document, formatted in APA style.
- Include In-text citations in the body of your writing and full source citations in your reference page.