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II. **Introduction** (specific problem to be investigated) 1. Problem of the research (your question) why addicts stick with the same brand of smokes or switch after they get sober 2. Hypotheses i believe that most addicts would chose to stay with the same brand because it is what we know and there is a part of us that is still trying to hold on to that old life and some people just like the taste of that brand 3. Dependent Variables do peoples brand change when they get sober Independent Variables when and did the subject get sober 4. Significance of the research (why is this research important?) because it helps understand how the addict thinks and why we do somethings the way we do what is so important about something as small as a brand of smokes III. **Methodology (Procedure – be as specific as possible!)** 1. Sample and Population (who and where) people at my AA home group and students at north summit academy 2. Instruments and materials needed pen paper and legs 3. Research design (how will you set up the research) go around and ask students and AA people about their experience with the brand of s mokes they choose 4. Procedures the data will be collected from SHS maple wood and west end group AA and i will just be up front and ask those who wish to answer

IV. **Validity and Reliability Issues** Validity (how do you know it will give you a good answer to your question?) because most people wont lie to anyone and its just a study so there cant be any wrong answers its all peoples personal experience with the matter Reliability (how do you know you will get the same results every time?) i know it will be reliable because i can A see what people are smoking and B it is all the subjects experience with the matter


 * Ethics Issues**

there are no issuse with ethics because if a person does not wish to answer then they do not have to do it and no one is required to share anything with me that they feel is private

Notification: How will the subject give consent to the research? they will be asked if they want to answer some questions and they will be able to stop me at any time during the process Individual freedom: How will the subjects’ right to withdraw be protected? if they feel uncomfortable they can simply say stop or that is too personal next question please Results dissemination: How will the results of the survey be provided to any participant who wishes to see it? it will be announced in the AA meeting and at SHS maple wood Confidentiality: How will you keep the subjects’ information private and protected if necessary? there will be no use of names of any kind in this survey

Analysis**
 * Conduct your research

A. Results i found that most people choose to stick with the same brand because it brings a sense of comfort or soothing feeling when they smoke but they couldn't make and conscious connection with using and the brand they smoked. the others said it was just a coincidence or it doesn't matter what the brand is that they smoke most people didn't and don't care what brand they smoke it is whatever is cheaper and tastes good and they too could not make any connection with using. (disclaimer all of the people interviewed had at least one year of sobriety and the max amount of sobriety of 38 years so what this study means for people with under one year of sobriety i am not completely sure but i would like to find out it would be interesting to find out)

B. Conclusion/Discussion How are the results different or the same from your hypothesis? Why? the results i got don't really answer my hypothesis the questions i feel may have been just way to broad and they didn't seem to get the people thinking in depth the results i received are a good start to a good study but they are just the tip of the ice burg if i had more time i would have loved to have done more with this but with the time constrant i feel that a significant effort was made and the study could be picked up by some on e else at a later date. What future study needs to be done to answer any new questions you may have about your topic? what is in the mind that draws a person to still smoke what about the smoking plays a role in their life what effects does it have on the using part of the mind what effect does smoking have in behavior of addicts and what kind of questions should a person ask to tap into that part of the brain ? thank you for taking the time to read this i hope you found it full filling in some sense and i hope you had fun on my page :)

thank you synthia