Socw 6202 week 1 – discussion: definitions and theoretical models of | SOCW 6202 – Treatment of Addictions | Walden University
Discussion: Definitions and Theoretical Models of Addiction The term addiction is used throughout this course to include both substance-use disorders (e.g., alcoholism, cocaine dependence) and behavioral disorders with addictive components (e.g., pathological gambling, sex addiction). Addiction, whether to chemicals or behaviors, is part of a broad continuum (Doweiko, 2019). At one end of the continuum is total abstinence or the non-problematic use of chemicals […]