In the 2010 leadership debate, David Cameron (who is an expert of the field of addiction) made a statement that he was “against people being put on a substitute drug”. Cameron desired to say that he desired to develop a policy of ‘recovery from’, rather than ‘treatment of’ addiction. Cameron has begun to put the policy into practice. All workers and patients in the field of alcohol, drugs, and any other addictions will agree that the treatment program that the patient is on will have an achievement of overcoming their addiction. In these interventions, it is most unlikely that as a result of the intervention that Cameron would be using, will be maximizing the number of drug-dependent people, in which will be in fact, letting people down (Nutt,
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Cameron argued that people need to make better goals, and better lifestyle changes to stop addicted users (Nutt, 2013).
Many illnesses are associated with external influences. Such as type 2 diabetes or influenza by a pathogen. Some addictions do not involve drugs. Addictions like gambling, shopping, or internet addictions (Nutt, 2013). It is important that policy makers should be influenced by moral beliefs. People with addictions need our help and sympathy; they should be transparent about their issues, so it can be distinguished from scientific issues (Nutt, 2013).
However, abstinence-based programs for heroin can increase health and social harms (Nutt, 2013). Amy Winehouse died after the last of a series of dry periods broken by binges (Nutt, 2013). People can survive with blood alcohol levels of 600 mg/100mL; twice those would kill an abstinent person (Nutt, 2013).
Cameron concluded that there are intelligent ways to encourage, support, and enable people to make better choices for themselves. Electronic cigarettes can help people with their addiction to cigarettes. People just need to exercise the right choices (Nutt,
Cameron argued that people need to make better goals, and better lifestyle changes to stop addicted users (Nutt, 2013).
Many illnesses are associated with external influences. Such as type 2 diabetes or influenza by a pathogen. Some addictions do not involve drugs. Addictions like gambling, shopping, or internet addictions (Nutt, 2013). It is important that policy makers should be influenced by moral beliefs. People with addictions need our help and sympathy; they should be transparent about their issues, so it can be distinguished from scientific issues (Nutt, 2013).
However, abstinence-based programs for heroin can increase health and social harms (Nutt, 2013). Amy Winehouse died after the last of a series of dry periods broken by binges (Nutt, 2013). People can survive with blood alcohol levels of 600 mg/100mL; twice those would kill an abstinent person (Nutt, 2013).
Cameron concluded that there are intelligent ways to encourage, support, and enable people to make better choices for themselves. Electronic cigarettes can help people with their addiction to cigarettes. People just need to exercise the right choices (Nutt,