Addiction is not just a social or criminal problem; it is a chronic disease of the brain that many individuals are struggling with. Addiction can be defined as dependency on something such as alcohol and drugs. Drugs and alcohol are harmful because they affect people’s behavior resulting in antisocial habits, lowering self- esteem and ruining one’s motivation towards achieving life goals. People suffering from alcohol and drug addiction can have an appropriate response if only they go through the diagnosis and the recovery process. However, if the person’s engagement in recovery activities is ignored, addiction will be progressive and eventually it will lead to disability and early deaths. This makes addition a serious and a potentially fatal
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The final step urges individuals to carry the message to others. Giving back to the community is everybody’s responsibility because it us up to every individual to make the world a better place. This is evident from the simple steps that recovering addicts take such as attending meetings to give encouragement to people who have just began or are struggling with their recovery process, signing up to be sponsors and opening centers were other people can seek help when they need recovery (Bogenschutz et al., 2014, pp.403-411). Social media platforms have also allowed people to give back by discussing their addictions openly, giving others valid reasons to quit their bad habits and advising family members and friends on what role they can play to help addicts. Giving back has seen more members of society reform from a life of crime and misery to healthier ways. This benefit and the others that have been discussed have made the society a better …show more content…
Correlation refers to the relationship between things that change together while causation is the process of causing something to happen. Through different researches, addictions have been proven to happen through causation where drinking a lot or watching a lot of pornography causes addiction. However, the 12-step program relates addiction to a detachment with one’s spiritual self. This speaks for the false fact that if everyone was aware of the existence of a spiritual being then they would not be addicted to anything. This is untrue because there are existing atheists that do not have a problem with
The final step urges individuals to carry the message to others. Giving back to the community is everybody’s responsibility because it us up to every individual to make the world a better place. This is evident from the simple steps that recovering addicts take such as attending meetings to give encouragement to people who have just began or are struggling with their recovery process, signing up to be sponsors and opening centers were other people can seek help when they need recovery (Bogenschutz et al., 2014, pp.403-411). Social media platforms have also allowed people to give back by discussing their addictions openly, giving others valid reasons to quit their bad habits and advising family members and friends on what role they can play to help addicts. Giving back has seen more members of society reform from a life of crime and misery to healthier ways. This benefit and the others that have been discussed have made the society a better …show more content…
Correlation refers to the relationship between things that change together while causation is the process of causing something to happen. Through different researches, addictions have been proven to happen through causation where drinking a lot or watching a lot of pornography causes addiction. However, the 12-step program relates addiction to a detachment with one’s spiritual self. This speaks for the false fact that if everyone was aware of the existence of a spiritual being then they would not be addicted to anything. This is untrue because there are existing atheists that do not have a problem with