SUBSTANCE MISUSE

substance misuse

Public health issue

Details:

Select a public health issue and write a 750-1,000 word policy brief that provides a brief summary of the issueoptions to solve the issue, and the best way to solve this issueSelect a public health issue from oneof the following American Public Health Association websites: Climate Change (https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/climate-change) or Topics and Issues (https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues).

Follow this outline when writing the policy brief:

  1. Identify issue.
  2. Background information – (a) Population effected; (b) Local, state or national level; and (c) Evidence about the issues supported by resources
  3. Problem statement.
  4. Suggestions for addressing the issue (solutions) – (a) Including necessary stakeholders (government officials, administrator); and (b) Include budget or funding considerations, if applicable
  5. Impact on the Health Care Delivery System

Include three peer-reviewed sources and two other sources to support the policy brief.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style , an abstract is not required.

Answer preview
Substance misuse is a significant challenge to the American health sector today. Various drugs and substance are being misused at alarming rates. This challenge causes substantial health social and economic burdens to the society (WHO, 2014). This is a challenge across all the states in America right now. It is an issue affecting all age groups with the youths in their early twenties mostly hit. More than 15,000 lost their lives due to the opioids overdose in 2015, and 88,000 people die yearly from alcohol-related injuries (APHA, n.d.)…
(900 words)
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