To demonstrate your claim that your selected public health issue (Drug Diversion and its Correlation to Substance Use in Rural Areas) requires more research, you will conduct a literature review. You will critically examine five research articles from peer-reviewed academic journals and summarize your findings. Be sure to address the following:
- Describe the research designs employed in each study.
- Identify the research question in each study.
- What methods were used to collect and analyze data?
- Please indicate if primary or secondary (or both) data sources were used in the study.
- What were the main findings in each of the studies?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of the studies?
- In this section you will want to evaluate the research design and the data collection and analysis methods employed by the researcher.
- How do these studies inform your public health issue and the need for further research?
- Paper must be submitted a 4-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and all sources cited in APA format.
- Select five references from the attached annotated bibliography to expand on and complete assignment. Or, choose a couple new ones to summarize key findings according to the above guidelines.