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//__Anatomy Apprentice Reflection By Wesley House__// Click here to view the Drug Addiction Powerpoint

Another part of the nervous system section was to discuss a topic regarding it. My group was assigned drug addictions. I was very happy to be assigned this topic because I find it very interesting. I also loved the fact that we were able to work in groups so that we could all discuss the situation together. All together my grouped discussed drug addiction in-depth while also acknowledging its effects on the nervous system. We started off our slide show by defining what exactly a drug is. Also we told the class what classifies as an addiction. Next we defined signs and sypmtoms of a person who has an addiction. Even more in depth was our discussion of the main types of drugs and their side effects. Furthermore was its stronghold effect on nearly the entire nervous system. We then discussed the many treatments that drug addicts go through in order to break the habit. Finally we showed the class a graph that displayed the most widely used drugs in America. Nicotene and Alcohol were on the top of the list. After my group and I compiled all of the information onto a short little slide show, we presented it in front of the entire class. Since I am very confident in my public speaking skills; this part was no problem. The only thing difficult was making sure we discussed all of the information we knew (not just what was on the slides). Also the questions that Mr. Orr asked after we presented were kind of difficult. But we still managed to answer them accurately. I learned so much from this project. I am so glad that my group and I got to talk about drug addiction. It was a very interesting thing to see it from a scientific point of view. My group was amazing and very smart. They were easy to work with and were great at speaking in front of the entire class. I wouldn't change anything about this project at all, because I loved it so much! By doing this assignment I learned that learning is a team effort and can be very fun.

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