Compare And Contrast Two Models Of Substance Abuse And Addiction
Compare and Contrast two Models to Explain Substance Use, Abuse and Addiction.
Use, as the term infers is any use of a drug. The majority of people use a form of drug in one way or another, ranging from the use of prescribed medication over the counter, to alcohol, tobacco, caffeine or illicit drugs such as cannabis, or amphetamines. In reference to use, abuse and addiction two models will be addressed as a way to explain this epidemic. Exploring the disease model, from the 1930’s post-Prohibition it was a common perception that alcoholism was a moral failure. Medical and professional standards of the time treated it as a condition that was expected to be incurable and lethal. Moreover use, abuse and addiction will be explored through …show more content…
Arguing how could an addiction like smoking be genetic, and why are some types of people more likely to smoke than others. Does believing that an addiction like smoking is genetic help the person quit (are all those smokers who quit not “genetically” addicted) and in relation to alcohol, are people really predestined biologically to become alcoholics and thus to become A.A. members. For example; the rock group Aerosmith; all five members of this group now belong to A.A., just as they previously all drank and took drugs together. Thus, how improbable a coincidence it is that five unrelated people with the alcoholic/addictive inheritance should bump into one another and form a band (Peele, …show more content…
Brief psychodynamic therapies probably have the best chance to be effective when they are integrated into a relatively comprehensive substance abuse treatment program that includes drug-focused interventions such as regular urinalysis, drug counseling, and, for opioid-dependents, methadone maintenance pharmacotherapy. Brief psychodynamic therapies are perhaps more helpful after abstinence is well established. They may be more beneficial for clients with no greater than moderate severity of substance abuse. It is also important that the psychodynamic therapist know about the pharmacology of abused drugs, the subculture of substance abuse, and 12-Step
Use, as the term infers is any use of a drug. The majority of people use a form of drug in one way or another, ranging from the use of prescribed medication over the counter, to alcohol, tobacco, caffeine or illicit drugs such as cannabis, or amphetamines. In reference to use, abuse and addiction two models will be addressed as a way to explain this epidemic. Exploring the disease model, from the 1930’s post-Prohibition it was a common perception that alcoholism was a moral failure. Medical and professional standards of the time treated it as a condition that was expected to be incurable and lethal. Moreover use, abuse and addiction will be explored through …show more content…
Arguing how could an addiction like smoking be genetic, and why are some types of people more likely to smoke than others. Does believing that an addiction like smoking is genetic help the person quit (are all those smokers who quit not “genetically” addicted) and in relation to alcohol, are people really predestined biologically to become alcoholics and thus to become A.A. members. For example; the rock group Aerosmith; all five members of this group now belong to A.A., just as they previously all drank and took drugs together. Thus, how improbable a coincidence it is that five unrelated people with the alcoholic/addictive inheritance should bump into one another and form a band (Peele, …show more content…
Brief psychodynamic therapies probably have the best chance to be effective when they are integrated into a relatively comprehensive substance abuse treatment program that includes drug-focused interventions such as regular urinalysis, drug counseling, and, for opioid-dependents, methadone maintenance pharmacotherapy. Brief psychodynamic therapies are perhaps more helpful after abstinence is well established. They may be more beneficial for clients with no greater than moderate severity of substance abuse. It is also important that the psychodynamic therapist know about the pharmacology of abused drugs, the subculture of substance abuse, and 12-Step