Question

The age-old debate in the field of addiction is whether or not addiction is a disease or just merely a rational choice, a moral and personality weakness or bad habit. The biopsychosocial model of addiction attempts to resolve this debate by taking a holistic approach to addiction and treatment. Strength-based perspectives and harm reduction are also considered important, client-centered approaches to addiction today.

The biopsychosocial model, strengths approach, and harm reduction are three key themes of the eText and this course. For this week's DB, please:

1. Describe the biopsychosocial-spiritual model of addiction, and how it attempts to resolve the debate as to whether addiction is simply a disease, rational choice, or bad habit.

2. Please summarize the strengths-perspective and how it differs from traditional approaches to addiction (that often focus on loss and weaknesses).

3. Outline the philosophy and practice of harm reduction.

4. What are your thoughts on using the biopsychosocial model, strengths approach, and harm reduction to treat addiction?

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Bio-psycho-social-spiritualModel Of Addiction:

​​​​​​Addiction is a complex thing which can depend on the conditions in which a person is habitating. We eat food for our survival, this is also a addiction. Addiction of food,we can't live without food. We are addicted towards food. Whatever we regularly use in our daily life which gives us relief from stress is become a addiction. We can say that this is a disease,but we can give it the name disorder,which tend us towards a particular substance or activity.

Addiction is mainly related to to brain chemistry,so we can call it a disorder. But their are factors which shake the chemistry of the brain and tends the brain towards addiction.

The four factors combines together to form model of Addiction

Biological :Brain structure,brain genetics, brain chemistry makes like or dislikes towards any substance or activity that makes anybody addicted

Psychological: Stress, behavior, development maturity are the psychological reason that drag a person towards addiction.

Social: Unemployment, relationships, family, environment, financial conditions are some of the social factors cultivate allure towards addiction.

Spiritual: Disconnection from God or from supreme power and tends towards own thoughts also said to be reason of addiction. This is faith based approach.

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Strengh-prospectives and traditional approach:

Traditional approaches to addiction mainly concentrate towards detoxification from body. But strength-prospective approach is the detoxification and eradication of addiction from body,mind and soul. This is a positive approach to regenerate the body,mind and soul connection which gives us inner strength to act upon the addiction itself.

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Philosophy and practice of harm reduction in addiction:

People with addiction lives a stigmatic life. But harm reduction in addiction is a social justice theory that if you are ready to quit then the addicted people have also right to live a respectful life without any stigma of addiction. The harm reduction is like a positive rehabilitation approach towards addiction.

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Biopsychosocial Model, strength approach,harm reduction to treat addiction:

In our views first comes humanity. We are not good neither we are devil. We should understand that addiction is a mental situation arises from different conditions in anyone's life. We should support the eradication programs to eradicate addiction. We have to clear this concept that enemy is not the addicted person enemy is the addiction.

If we fell I'll, doctor diagnose the disease. So diagnosis is very important. So we have to understand the conditions first that why a person engulf in addition. We shuold make the action plan for particular factor working. After that take measure to clear these conditions. For example is there any stress,any family rift,any financial burden,any trauma etc.

Strength approach gives positive attitude. Positive attitude gives bright scopes to life. Strength approach to make addicted person strong enough to quit the addiction in healthy way. Harm reduction policy should be for better rehabilitation of addicted and live life with dignity. like we bath with soap to remove dirt and dust from body. Like this harm reduction remove stigma and cleanese mind and soul from addiction.

(OR) TRY THIS SNWER IN SIMPLY WAY

1.Given the lack of certainty about what causes addiction, controversies emerge. People often debate the best and most effective approach to addiction treatment and recovery. The BPPS model of addiction accepts there are multiple causes and multiple solutions to addiction. Our position is that there is no one best approach. Given the infinite range of human diversity, it seems clear that each person must determine his or her own unique recipe for a successful recovery. Our goal is to introduce the various ingredients that may be useful in creating a personal recipe for recovery.

2.Biopsychosocial spiritual model defines addiction as a cause of environmental factors, personality factors and family influences.

These factors are addressed by means of group therapy, medications, motivational speeches, psychiatry counseling etc

3. Harm reduction is to reduce the I'll effects of addiction by medication , psychological treatment,group therapy and understanding the mindset of the person thereby helping them understand the benefits of good health instead of talking of the I'll effects of addiction

4. This is a 360 degree treatment to the patient which gives reassuring to the patient by psychological and spiritual ways to empower his will power will have a sustained effect on him refraining from the addiction

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