Disease model of addiction

AMP’s page on Animal Research Benefits, explains the benefits of using animal testing for researching certain diseases or ailments, such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, Hepatitis C, etc. (Animal). According to the National Academy of Sciences,“Humans have 65 infectious…

use has grown almost equally with human development and over time has developed into a debate of morality versus psychological ailment. Crocq (2007) states that the complex etiology of addiction developed from the opposing attitudes that are still debated today, such as is: whether addiction is a sin or a disease and should treatment be moral or medical. Society will always find a debatable platform well into the future, but as cultures…

Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by compulsive, or uncontrollable, drug seeking and use despite harmful consequences and changes in the brain (DrugFacts). In other words, drug abuse is an extreme desire to obtain, and use, increasing amounts of one or more…

This model is a multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of addiction. This treatment is abstinence oriented and based upon the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Twelve step programs consist of group therapy, lectures, family counseling, the use of a Twelve Step program, and the attendance at AA meetings. This model focuses on chemical dependency as the primary problem, and doesn’t blame the individual but rather sees addiction as a disease (Burke, Trost, de-Roon-Cassini…

Though the 12-step process is based on a more spiritual approach to the disease model, there are groups available such as Self Management and Recovery Training (SMART) and Rational Recovery (RR). Kelly, Deane & Baker (2015) note that SMART recovery incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) promoting positive behavior changes…

they choose to engage in certain actions. Psychosocial theories can evidently explain the development and progression of many concerns and can provide frameworks for effective health care. This essay will explore how the theories of the Health Belief Model, Locus of Control and Social-Cognitive theory can help explain the current behavior of Dave Jones and how consistent medicine-taking can be achieved. Furthermore, upholding the high standard of ethics in pharmacy is paramount as it plays a…

puffing a cigarette, since smoking is illegal in most public buildings. However, many of these habits and addictions start at a much younger age, affecting many teens in high school. In fact, according to the National Center for Addiction & Substance Abuse, 40 Million or 1 in 7 Americans ages 12 and older, have an addiction. This number far exceeds other chronic illnesses such as Heart Disease, which affects 27 Million, Diabetes which affects 26 Million, and Cancer which affects 9 Million…

Drug Addiction and Rehabilitation: The Effects it has on the Family and the Community. A question many of us ask that are familiar with drug addiction is, “Can a person addicted to drugs ever really be rehabilitated, or do they all end up going back to their old lifestyles, and if so why?” Well, in this research paper, I am going to try to help you find an answer for this question, or at least give you enough information to be able to state your opinion on the question. In This paper I will…

Recovery Support Experience For this paper I attended two Alcoholics Anonymous meetings both were open discussions at Reno’s Triangle Club off Wells Ave. The first meeting I attended was the Afternoon Delight session, on Monday, October 19; at 3:30 p.m. My second opportunity to observe a meeting was done at the A.L.O.H.A. meeting, Tuesday, October 20; at noon. My third meeting was online. It was through a website called Recovery World, AA-NA meetings, which took place Monday, October 19; at…

For example: Sally Satel from her document article the human Factor presents herself as a major opponent of the disease model. She argues that calling alcoholism a disease is misleading and causes people to be unable to distinguish the various conditions caused by it, undistinguishable from “multiple sclerosis or schizophrenia”[1]. Secondly, Satel mentions that “This view is much heralded by…