INTRO: WHAT WILL THIS PAPER BE ABOUT. PROVIDE A CLEAR AND WELL- WRITTEN THESIS STATEMENT. STAY AWAY FROM OPINIONS. SPEAK THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IS, THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A STUDENT WHO LIVES UP TO THIS, INCLUDING THEIR USUAL BEHAVIOR. DESCRIBE BEING NON EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENT AND WHY THAT GIVES A HIGHER RISK TO USE DRUGS. 3 MAIN QUESTIONS TO INCLUDE IN INTRO : THE STEREOTYPES VS. REALITY OF WHO IS EXPECTED TO USE THESE DRUGS AND WHO DOES IT MOST (BLACK KIDS VS. WHITE KIDS) – BLACK KIDS ARE THE BLAME WHEN RICH WHITE KIDS INTERACT IN DRUG USAGE WAY MORE STUDY THE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND INCLUDE WHAT THE STATISTICS ARE FROM THE ARTICLE http://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/3460253/Kun_Demetrovics_2010_EIreview_SUM.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A&Expires=1492212968&Signature=8H37qZ4Pob0fYR%2FK%2F8GkhXBWuMM%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DEmotional_intelligence_and_addictions_a.pdf http://healthland.time.com/2011/11/07/study-whites-more-likely-to-abuse-drugs-than-blacks/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/17/racial-disparity-
drug-use_n_3941346.html IN WHAT NEIGHBORHOODS DOES THIS LIKELY TAKE PLACE (SURBURBAN VS. INNER CITY) – DO NOT USE THE WORD URBAN, USE INNER CITY. ONLY FOCUS ON THE U.S. CAN PARENTS HAVE AN EFFECT ON IF A CHILD USES DRUGS OR NOT? RELATE TO DOCUMENTARY FILM “SMALL TOWN ECSTASY” WATCH FILM AND INCLUDE PHRASES FROM IT. EXAMINE HOW THE DAD USED DRUGS IN FRONT OF HIS KIDS AND DISCUSS WHAT EFFECT THAT CAN HAVE ON THEM AND HOW THEY CAN BRING THOSE HABITS INTO SCHOOL. INCLUDE THE FINDINGS THAT WERE PUT INTO THE ARTICLE “LOW EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AS A PREDICTOR OF SUBSTANCE-USE PROBLEMS” DRUG ABUSE AND WHITE KIDS BE SURE TO STATE WHAT IS PROVEN ABOUT LOW EI CAUSING ADDITIONAL CONTROVERSY BE SURE TO TIE IN ANY OTHER RELATABLE QUESTIONS SPEAK ON THE DIRECTION THE YOUTH STUDENTS ARE BEING LED IN FOLLOWING DRUG ABUSE ACCORDING TO RECENT STUDIES? HOW DOES LOW EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OFTEN LEAD TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS? LOOK AT RECENT GOVERNMENT REPORTS THAT WILL MAKE RESEARCH ACCURATE https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/news-releases/2016/12/teen-substance-use-shows-promising-decline