For this assignment, you will choose three different communities to explore regarding the trends and responses of opiate use in the area. To guide your choice of three communities to research, please stick to the following: 1) a town/city in New England 2) a town/city in another part of the United States 3) another country (you can research trends in the entire country). For each of the 3 communities: *Address the trends of opiate use within the last 10 years, perhaps even longer if you feel the history is significant *Explore relevant demographic and socioeconomic factors that could be impacting the trends *identify if there have been changes in crime rates, fatal overdoses *identity if there has been a rise of treatment facilities or community resources available *any other relevant information to the discussion The paper should be 6 pages, approximately 2 pages per community researched. Be sure to cite your sources, using APA format.
