What are the factors that have caused that Epidemic? What Can we do as individuals and society to eliminate the negative impact of opium use in the youth and general population?

Reflection Paper: Write a Reflection Paper (1,500 words or more). Use APA format to write the paper. Submit the paper as an attachment on this assignment created it for it. The following is the prompt to write the Reflection Paper (you need to write about both topics).

Experts agreed on the United States has an Opium Epidemic. Search about this topic using reliable scientific sources and write about the history of it. What are the factors that have caused that Epidemic? What Can we do as individuals and society to eliminate the negative impact of opium use in the youth and general population?
Search, read and write bout the short and long effects of Marijuana on the brain and on the body. After reading about the topic what is your personal opinion about the use of marijuana by adolescents and young adults.