Which model do you believe is best suited to manage the current addiction epidemic?
The American Society of Addiction Medicine and the National Institute on Drug Abuse have stated that addiction is a brain disease. However, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that there are 4 major dimensions that support a life of recovery:
Health
Home
Purpose
Community
This view is more in line with the Biopsychosocial model. Now, if you conduct a Google search of “Addiction as a Brain Disease”, there are 10-20 times more results for “Addiction as a Brain Disease” in comparison to when you Google “Addiction as a biopsychosocial disease”
Which model do you believe is best suited to manage the current addiction epidemic?