what do you think were the most important reasons for America’s opioid epidemic?

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Do not use any additional research and use only the specific materials assigned for this course. All materials that you quote from should be cited. You do not need a works cited page. Use parenthetical references for all quotations, and simply include the author’s last name an page number. For example: “In perceiving changes, we tend to regard the most recent ones as the most revolutionary”

The following rubric will be used to assess each of the four essays: Overall quality, clarity, and depth of the writing and analysis (60%)

Does the essay have a thesis? If so, is it a clearly articulated one about an important theme? Does the essay adequately address the prompt?

Do the body paragraphs expand on the ideas from the introduction and thesis?

Has the author made connections between concepts from the course?

Does the essay show a thoughtful and creative approach to the prompt?

How well you incorporate ideas and readings from the class (30%)

Does the essay have an appropriate amount of detail and evidence to support the arguments being made?

Is the argument and analysis supported by specific discussions of and citations to lecture and reading content from the course?

Are the relevant materials that the essay does not utilize and which were necessary?

How well the essay is written formally (10%)

Is the essay well organized?

Are there good transitions between paragraphs?

Does the essay have spelling and grammar issue