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CASE STUDY ANALYSIS GRADING RUBRIC
Criteria
Levels of Achievement
Content 70%
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Not present
Points Earned
Summary of
Issues
8 points
A summary of the issues is
thoroughly discussed.
6 to 7 points
Most but not all of the issues are
summarized in the discussion.
1 to 5 points
Few of the issues are summarized
and discussed.
0 points
Health
Implications
8 points
At least five physical and/or mental
health issues relating to use of the
specific drug are discussed.
6 to 7 points
Two to four physical and/or
mental health issues are discussed
relating to use of the specific
drug.
1 to 5 points
Less than two physical and/or
mental health issues are discussed
relating to use of the specific
drug.
0 points
Moral, Biblical
Implications as
a Christian
Worldview
8 points
Moral and biblical conclusions
and/or opinions are logical.
Adequate Christian integration and
biblical support is provided.
6 to 7 points
Moral and biblical conclusions
and/or opinions are proficient.
Moderate Christian integration
and biblical support is provided.
1 to 5 points
Moral and biblical conclusions
and/or opinions are developing.
Minimal Christian integration and
biblical support is provided.
0 points
Societal Issues
8 points
At least three societal issues
relating to use of the specific drug
are discussed.
6 to 7 points
Two societal issues relating to use
of the specific drug are discussed.
1 to 5 points
One societal issue relating to use
of the specific drug is discussed.
0 points
Public Health
Intervention
and Education
Sections
15 to 17 points
Evidence to based interventions and
how to best prevent people from
using drugs are thoroughly
presented.
12 to 14 points
Evidence to based interventions
and how to best prevent people
from using drugs are somewhat
presented.
1 to 11 points
Evidence to based interventions
and how to best prevent people
from using drugs is minimally
presented.
0 points
Structure 30%
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Not present
Points Earned
Spelling and
Grammar
7 points
Content is well organized, with
logical thought process using proper
grammar and punctuation. Minimal
to no spelling errors.
5 to 6 points
Content is somewhat organized,
with some logical thought process
using some proper grammar and
punctuation. Some spelling
errors.
1 to 4 points
Content is not organized, with
little logical thought and several
grammatical and punctuation
errors. Many spelling errors.
0 points
References and
APA Format
7 points
Paper contains at least two
scholarly references and references
are in current APA format with 0 to
2 errors.
5 to 6 points
Paper contains one to two
scholarly or website references
and references are in current APA
format with some errors.
1 to 4 points
Paper contains one scholarly or
website reference and reference is
in current APA format with many
errors.
0 points
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Writing and
Assignment
Requirements
7 points
Writing is fluid and advanced.
Paper is double to spaced with 1 to
inch margins and 12 pt. Times New
Roman font and meets length
requirements.
5 to 6 points
Content is somewhat organized.
Paper has some format errors in
spacing, margins, and font size
and style and is below length
requirements.
1 to 4 points
Content is not organized.
Paper has many format errors in
spacing, margins, and font size
and style and is well below length
requirements.
0 points
Total Points
/70
Instructor’s Comments:
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CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
A case study is a research approach that is used to generate an in-depth, multi-faceted
understanding of a complex issue in its real-life context. The general purpose of a case study
research is to describe an individual situation (case), identify the key issues of the case (your
assignment question should tell you what to focus on), analyze the case using relevant theoretical
concepts from a health perspective, and recommend a course of action for that particular case.
You will analyze two Case Studies throughout the duration of this course. For each case study,
you will be asked to answer specific questions based on the content of the current, drug-related
issue video/article/scenario provided. The purpose of these reports is to give you a chance to
work out your own view about the issues raised by each case and to practice the procedure for
analyzing dilemmas related to drug use.
INSTRUCTIONS
Each Case Study Analysis must be presented according to the following:
Structured in paragraph form using current APA formatting
Utilize Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1” margins and double-spaced
Include both a title and reference page
Consist of 2–3 pages in length
Require a minimum of 2–3 scholarly references. Acceptable sources include your text, a
professional journal, and a professional or government website (such as CDC).
Include Bible Scriptures to explain and defend your stance
In evaluating your Case Study, your instructor will apply the Case Study Grading Rubric. The
articles and videos required to complete the case studies are provided in the Module: Week in
which the case study is due.
CASE STUDY: JUULING
Read the articles and explore the following website:
Article: JUULING: What kids don’t know will hurt them
Article: How JUUL Created a Teen Vaping Epidemic
Website: JUULING: Get the Facts
Website links
https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/juuling-what-kids-dont-know-will-hurt-them
https://www.drugwatch.com/featured/juul-created-teen-vaping-epidemic/
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/tobacco/Pages/Juuling-Get-
the-Facts.aspx
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After reading the articles, discus the following issues and public health and education prompts.
1. The Issues
a. Summarize the issue of Juuling
b. What are the health implications for using this substance?
c. What are the moral/biblical implications of using this substance?
d. What societal issues are of concern with use of this substance?
2. Public Health Intervention and Education
a. Select two additional scholarly articles about Juuling/Vaping and present
evidence-based interventions about how to best prevent youth from
smoking/Juuling/Vaping
Running head: CASE STUDY 1
Juuling and Substance Abuse
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
CASE STUDY 2
The Issues
Summary of the issue of Juuling
Juuling is a two novel nicotine product that is abused through smoking the juuling
substance. Smoking Juul has become a problem in many schools and colleges across the country.
Juul is addictive to its users because it provides flavored products (Linda M Gibson-Young &
Mary Martinasek, 2018). The flavored product in Juul substance lures the youth into using it
more often. Juul substance is different from cigarettes because it can be customized with designs.
The Juul substance can be customized to have an appearance of a flash drive. Customizing of
drug substances such as Juul is common among the youths. Customizing enables the youths to
hide the identity of the drug.
Health implication
Juul substance has various implications on the health of the abuser such as brain damage.
Juul contains harmful chemicals or potentially harmful chemicals such as nicotine. Harmful
chemicals such as nicotine cause damage to the developing brain (Turner, 2021). Juuling has
been associated with causing cancer; Juul substance has been identified to be a cancer-causing
agent. The Juul product causes respiratory irritants because of the organic compounds in the
substance. The agents of Juul substance that cause health complications can be found in the
surrounding air as well as in the body fluids such as saliva.
Moral/biblical implications
There are various moral implications of Juul substance such as performance failure of
family responsibilities. The people who are addicted to juuling neglect their financial
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responsibilities such as family responsibility (Healthychildren, 2021). The participants in the
drug abuse experience loss of control which is a moral failure. In the bible, 1 peter 5:8 has a
warning on the dangers of intoxication which usually leads to the abuse of any substance. There
are various social issues concerned with juuling such as smoking in public places. Social
inequality experienced in the smoking rate is a critical factor that contributes to social
inequalities in the health sector.
Public Health Intervention and Education
Scholarly Journal about Juuling/vaping
Attitudes and Perspectives of Pharmacy Students toward Smoking and “JUULing” by
Kaitlin Armstrong, BS Kathleen R Silveira, and Courtney Doyle-Campbell is one of the articles
that is concerned with Juuling. This article suggests that the use of juuling is more harmful than
cigarettes. The authors suggest that the pharmacist should sensitize the use of juuling to students.
They should also teach students to counsel others on the use of drugs which will be of great
benefit to even the next generation. The other article is # toolittletoolate: JUUL-related content
on Instagram before and after self-regulatory action by Lauren Czaplicki, Shreya Tulsiani, Ganna
Kostygina, Miao Feng, Yoonsang Kim, Siobhan N Perks, Sherry Emery, and Barbara
Schillo(Czaplicki et al., 2020). It explains how the use of Juul has spread due to the introduction
of digital e-cigarette marketing.
Interventions about prevention of smoking/vaping/Juuling
One of the interventions to prevent youth from smoking/ vaping is the increase in the
price of Juuling and cigarettes substances. This involves the government taxing more on the sale
of such substances (Teesson et al., 2020). This results in to increase in price hence not easily
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accessible to the teenagers without sufficient money. Also, it reduces the rate of consumption to
those individuals who are capable of purchasing some. In a country like Kenya, the use of
cigarettes is slightly reduced due to the price increase. The government intervened in the
reduction of cigarettes consumption hence taxed more on these substances. This has resulted in
even some individuals quitting such substances due to their unaffordability.
Conducting media campaigns is the other intervention that can be used to prevent youth
from smoking/vaping. Media campaigns involve educating youth against the abuse of substances
through such initiatives as the Truth initiative (Teesson et al., 2020). To ensure such campaigns
are more effective they should be supported by school-based and family-based programs. They
are helpful to youths in educating them how they get exploited such substances. In such countries
as America, media campaigns have helped significantly in the reduction of substance abuse by
teens.
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References
Armstrong, K., Silveira, B. K. R., & Doyle-Campbell, C. (2020, May). Attitudes and
Perspectives of Pharmacy Students toward Smoking and “JUULing”. In ACCP Virtual
Poster Symposium, May 26 and 27, 2020. American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
Czaplicki, L., Tulsiani, S., Kostygina, G., Feng, M., Kim, Y., & Perks, S. et al. (2020).
#toolittletoolate: JUUL-related content on Instagram before and after self-regulatory
action. PLOS ONE, 15(5), e0233419. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233419
Healthychildren. (2021). Pod-based E-cigarette Devices: Get the Facts. Retrieved 26 September
2021, from https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-
issues/conditions/tobacco/Pages/Juuling-Get-the-Facts.aspx
Linda M Gibson-Young, F., & Mary Martinasek, R. (2018). JUULING: What kids don’t know
will hurt them. Retrieved 26 September 2021, from
https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/juuling-what-kids-dont-know-will-hurt-
them
Teesson, M., Newton, N., Slade, T., Chapman, C., Birrell, L., & Mewton, L. et al. (2020).
Combined prevention for substance use, depression, and anxiety in adolescence: a
cluster-randomised controlled trial of a digital online intervention. The Lancet Digital
Health, 2(2), e74-e84. doi: 10.1016/s2589-7500(19)30213-4
Turner, T. (2021). How Juul Created a Teen Vaping Epidemic. Retrieved 26 September 2021,
from https://www.drugwatch.com/featured/juul-created-teen-vaping-epidemic/
Juuling and Substance Abuse
The Issues
Summary of the issue of Juuling
Health implication
Moral/biblical implications
Public Health Intervention and Education
Scholarly Journal about Juuling/vaping
Interventions about prevention of smoking/vaping/Juuling
References
Armstrong, K., Silveira, B. K. R., & Doyle-Campbell, C. (2020, May). Attitudes and
Perspectives of Pharmacy Students toward Smoking and “JUULing”. In ACCP
Virtual Poster Symposium, May 26 and 27, 2020. American College of Clinical
Pharmacy.
Czaplicki, L., Tulsiani, S., Kostygina, G., Feng, M., Kim, Y., & Perks, S. et al. (2020).
#toolittletoolate: JUUL-related content on Instagram before and after self-regulatory
action. PLOS ONE, 15(5), e0233419. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233419
Healthychildren. (2021). Pod-based E-cigarette Devices: Get the Facts. Retrieved 26
September 2021, from https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-
issues/conditions/tobacco/Pages/Juuling-Get-the-Facts.aspx
Linda M Gibson-Young, F., & Mary Martinasek, R. (2018). JUULING: What kids don’t
know will hurt them. Retrieved 26 September 2021, from
https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/juuling-what-kids-dont-know-will-
hurt-them
Teesson, M., Newton, N., Slade, T., Chapman, C., Birrell, L., & Mewton, L. et al. (2020).
Combined prevention for substance use, depression, and anxiety in adolescence: a
cluster-randomised controlled trial of a digital online intervention. The Lancet Digital
Health, 2(2), e74-e84. doi: 10.1016/s2589-7500(19)30213-4
Turner, T. (2021). How Juul Created a Teen Vaping Epidemic. Retrieved 26 September 2021,
from https://www.drugwatch.com/feature
