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What is the disease model of addiction?

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Asked: 2017-11-29 09:58:46
I’m doing a project at uni and I want to know what the disease model of addiction is? Can anyone help?
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Answered: 2017-11-30 12:53:52

Addiction is a disorder of the brain. Its origins are neurological, biological, genetic and environmental. If it is allowed to progress, it will eventually kill the person.

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Answered: 2017-11-29 20:25:54

The disease model of addiction is defined as an obsessive need to use a substance and becoming physically or mentally dependent on it.

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