Addictive Behavior

Paper Summary:

The paper looks at a definition of addiction and provides an overview of the research on this topic. The paper explores the underlying addictive process and shows how addictive disorders share a number of characteristic clinical features. The paper offers a case presentation on cocaine addiction and outlines the interventions relevant for this patient.

Outline:
Definition of Addiction
Overview of Research on Addiction
The Addictive Process
Case Presentation on Cocaine Addiction

From the Paper:

"Researchers have been interested in the various causes and components of addiction. For instance, Glantz and Pickens (1992) investigated social and environmental factors of addiction, Cadoret, Yates, Troughton, Woodworth, and Stewart (1996) and Gorski (1994) studied the interaction between biological, psychological, and social factors and addiction; Hanson (2003) approached addiction as a brain disease, while Curie (2003) examined recent trends in the misuse of prescription medications (cited in Wojtowicz, Liu and Hedgpeth, 2007)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Wojtowicz, J. P., Liu T., Hedgpeth, G. W. (2007) Factors of Addiction: New Jersey Correctional Population, Crime Delinquency 53; 471
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