Identify the population and addiction that you will be addressing with your prevention program.
The goal of this assignment is to articulate the social, biological, and psychological consequences of addictive behaviors to an at-risk population and contextualize issues of addiction in historical and social frameworks.
For the presentation in this module, you will identify the population and addiction that you will be addressing with your prevention program.
Possible addictions :
Alcohol
Drugs
Internet
Gambling
Tobacco
Possible populations :
Adult
Senior
Youth
Adolescent
Workplace
Church member
LGBT
Possible population and prevention programs:
Seniors who have been diagnosed with macular degeneration who are experiencing increased depression and isolation
Youths who are not a part of the community and neighborhood functions due to playing video games.
Employees using stimulants in the workplace to meet deadlines due to decreased personnel but increased production demands.