Addiction: Benefits Of The Disease Model
The Disease Model
Benefits of the Disease Model The disease model views addiction as a disease thus allowing the healthcare system to provide assistance in prevention and treatment of addiction. By implementing the healthcare system to be involved, any person suffering from addiction can receive treatment where they may not if addiction was not considered a disease. Scientific advances have shown that addiction has long term effects on the brain and effects the behavior of an individual. With the understanding the addiction is a brain disease that has a social-context that may affect the public health strategies (Leshner, 1997). If public health care can be implemented effectively, then those with the affliction of the chronic brain disease, addiction, may receive treatment and enter recovery. The disease model focuses its efforts on biological and environmental components as presented by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (2000), which allows for better research and understanding of how to counter the social and biological addiction to a substance. The disease model also provides empowerment for those with addictions, by placing the …show more content…
The harm reduction model does not label the person, as would the disease model, which Brad Karoll (2010) argued that labeling a person can affect their self-esteem and self-efficacy which serves to disempower a person. The harm reduction model is an evolution of the disease model created to better service a diverse population that often times is subject to environmental factors outside of their personal control and ability. The harm reduction model services as a social justice component and diverse groups have created their individualized treatment plans under the harm reduction model and implementing useful components of the disease model when appropriate (Van Wormer & Davis,
Benefits of the Disease Model The disease model views addiction as a disease thus allowing the healthcare system to provide assistance in prevention and treatment of addiction. By implementing the healthcare system to be involved, any person suffering from addiction can receive treatment where they may not if addiction was not considered a disease. Scientific advances have shown that addiction has long term effects on the brain and effects the behavior of an individual. With the understanding the addiction is a brain disease that has a social-context that may affect the public health strategies (Leshner, 1997). If public health care can be implemented effectively, then those with the affliction of the chronic brain disease, addiction, may receive treatment and enter recovery. The disease model focuses its efforts on biological and environmental components as presented by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (2000), which allows for better research and understanding of how to counter the social and biological addiction to a substance. The disease model also provides empowerment for those with addictions, by placing the …show more content…
The harm reduction model does not label the person, as would the disease model, which Brad Karoll (2010) argued that labeling a person can affect their self-esteem and self-efficacy which serves to disempower a person. The harm reduction model is an evolution of the disease model created to better service a diverse population that often times is subject to environmental factors outside of their personal control and ability. The harm reduction model services as a social justice component and diverse groups have created their individualized treatment plans under the harm reduction model and implementing useful components of the disease model when appropriate (Van Wormer & Davis,