What do you understand drug and alcohol abuse/aIDiction to be? What are the various explanations for aIDiction and how does sociology account for its cause? | Homework Help

Please read the chapter and fyi’s on drug abuse/aIDictions, related PowerPoint Presentation on AIDictions and Eating Disorders on the Course Homepage, and any other relevant information from course homepage to aIDress the following: What do you understand drug and alcohol abuse/aIDiction to be?  What are the various explanations for aIDiction and how does sociology account for its cause?  What are the consequences of aIDiction on the individual, their families, and society?  What is binge drinking and who is most likely to binge drink?  What do you see as the most effective solutions for drug and alcohol abuse?

Models of AIDiction & Treatment

http://www.aIDiction-rehabilitation.com/models.html

Binge Drinking:

http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/BingeDrinking.html

Treatment Approaches

http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/TreatMeth.html

Moderation Management, Audrey Kishline

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14627442/