Readings
Use your Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective text to complete the following:
• In Chapter 3, “Substance Misuse, Dependence, and the Body.”
• Read the section, “The Brain and Addiction,” pages 128–141.
Research
Locate and read an article in the Capella University Library written within the last five (5) years that describes a specific psychopharmaceutic (medication management) intervention for an addictive disorder. You will use the information in this unit’s second discussion.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
• Research historical impacts of theory and treatment.
Resources
• Counseling: Addiction Studies Research Guide.
Medication Management Discussion 1
Locate an article in the Capella library database written within the last five (5) years that describes a specific psychopharmaceutic (medication management) intervention for an addictive disorder. How does this help support current treatment? (Note that the textbook, media components, and articles may be helpful to aid in your understanding of the role of the brain in addiction.)
. What reactions do you have to the ideas they have presented? Include examples from the course readings to support your perspective and raise questions to continue the dialogue.
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