Opioid Persuasive Speech
Hello Jahmeelah, thank you for your post. The over-prescribing of opioids by licensed doctors which is the focus of your post, has caused a significant increase in the number of opioid addicts, overdoses, and deaths in recent years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that opioid overdoses have quadrupled since 1999. They additionally report that there were 33,091 deaths in the United States in 2015 from legal and illicit opioids. Clearly, the opioid epidemic is a national emergency that has become a source of alarm for many individuals. Concerned citizens might ask, “Why has it taken so long to recognize this problem and take action? Clearly, when President Donald Trump declared this situation a national emergency, it is hoped that the attention given to this crisis will bring about a resolute and swift response to fight this epidemic.
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Deciding on appropriate actions to take, and how to make those actions efficient and effective, is an important key in making good decisions.
President Trump’s actions in this matter will depend on whether his advisors are capable of rooting out the causes of the problem and not simply trying to remedy the symptoms. Starling (2011) notes the tendency toward the latter, stating “…many problems that a manager faces are really part of a pattern of problems stemming from one underlying cause. Because this underlying cause is seldom obvious, the tendency is to view the symptoms as the problem and treat them as such” (p. 252). Drug addiction is such a complex issue, with the reasons for substance abuse being as varied as the people being treated, consequently several approaches may be needed in order to effectively battle the opioid epidemic. President Trump and his team would be wise to research drug addiction thoroughly before making decisions and committing taxpayer dollars to a public policy that could be flawed or
ineffective. Actually making a decision delineating action is the next step in the process of fighting the opioid epidemic. Following the identification of the problem, when the facts have been gathered correctly, it is crucial to make the right decision and enact the proper legislation needed to effectively combat the problem. In this complex situation, the president, the senate, the house, and other stakeholders will have the opportunity for input in the policy making process, which will either make or break good decision making. Bok (2001) states, “All too often, instead of cooperating to arrive at well-crafted solutions, the participants spar with one another to guard their prerogatives, promote their ideas, and expand their influence” (p. 123). Unfortunately, the work of the previous steps will be rendered useless if the legislation drafted fails to make any meaningful progress in the war on the opioid crisis. On a side note, I would have liked to have read the article you referred to in your post. However, there was no title listed and when I went to the link, I could not find an article about opioids.
Deciding on appropriate actions to take, and how to make those actions efficient and effective, is an important key in making good decisions.
President Trump’s actions in this matter will depend on whether his advisors are capable of rooting out the causes of the problem and not simply trying to remedy the symptoms. Starling (2011) notes the tendency toward the latter, stating “…many problems that a manager faces are really part of a pattern of problems stemming from one underlying cause. Because this underlying cause is seldom obvious, the tendency is to view the symptoms as the problem and treat them as such” (p. 252). Drug addiction is such a complex issue, with the reasons for substance abuse being as varied as the people being treated, consequently several approaches may be needed in order to effectively battle the opioid epidemic. President Trump and his team would be wise to research drug addiction thoroughly before making decisions and committing taxpayer dollars to a public policy that could be flawed or
ineffective. Actually making a decision delineating action is the next step in the process of fighting the opioid epidemic. Following the identification of the problem, when the facts have been gathered correctly, it is crucial to make the right decision and enact the proper legislation needed to effectively combat the problem. In this complex situation, the president, the senate, the house, and other stakeholders will have the opportunity for input in the policy making process, which will either make or break good decision making. Bok (2001) states, “All too often, instead of cooperating to arrive at well-crafted solutions, the participants spar with one another to guard their prerogatives, promote their ideas, and expand their influence” (p. 123). Unfortunately, the work of the previous steps will be rendered useless if the legislation drafted fails to make any meaningful progress in the war on the opioid crisis. On a side note, I would have liked to have read the article you referred to in your post. However, there was no title listed and when I went to the link, I could not find an article about opioids.