SUD as Chronic Disease plus Overweight Kids

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This essay proposes to categorize substance abuse as a chronic disease. The National Institute on Drug Abuse affirms this opinion by identifying the many similarities between addiction and other chronic diseases like diabetes. The chronic care model is explained. The other part of the paper discusses childhood obesity, causes, outcomes, and prevention programs. There are three sources listed in the bibliography of this four page paper.