Dependence and Addiction

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There is a scale of addiction-on one side is complete abstinence, to abuse, to dependence, to addiction. It is very difficult to help someone in those last two spots on the scale. This essay discusses several issues related to substance abuse disorder, including discernment of these terms, substance use, abuse, dependence, and addiction, why people use substances when they know they are bad for them, ab explanation of neurotransmitters and Central Nervous System and its relationship to psychoactive drugs, the medical model, the psychosocial model, and much more. There are two sources listed in the bibliography of this five page paper.