Drug Addiction: Disease or Free Choice?

Health Class

Topic: Drug Addiction

Prompt from the Professor:

For this assignment I want you to follow the instructions below and answer the question in the steps below.

Step #1: View the Powerpoint titled "Chapter 1 Drug Use and Abuse by Howard Abadinsky".

Step #2: View the YouTube video titled "A Day in the Life of a heroin addict" by CBS Evening News.

The link to watch this YouTube video is located here in the following link below:

https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=i--yLz_i44c

Step #3: View the YouTube video titled "A heroin addict's emotional first days in Rehab" by CBS Evening News

The link to watch this YouTube video is located here in the following link below:

https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=24Fut-RNHtE

Step #4: Now after viewing the Powerpoint and watching the YouTube videos now I want you to answer the following question below.

Answer this Question on at least one page: Do you believe that drug addiction is a disease or is it a free choice where a person chooses to use drugs?

(Remember to answer the question in your own words. Good luck).

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Coursework Assignment Guidelines

* Should be at least 1 full page.

*Must be in Times New Roman Font Size 12 with 1-inch margins all around.

*Must be in APA format 7

*Make sure your paragraphs have at least 5 sentences.

* Please answer the questions in your own words so please do not just copy information from the Powerpoint or from the YouTube videos to use it as your own. If you use information from the PowerPoint or the YouTube videos please properly cite the information.

*At least 2 sources are required. In this case, the Powerpoint and or the YouTube videos can be your sources so make sure to cite them properly whenever you use information from them in your response to the questions. You can include more sources but make sure to cite them properly.

*At least 2 references are required. In this case, the Powerpoint and or the YouTube videos can be your references. You can include more sources but make sure to put them on your reference page properly them properly.

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Notes to the writer:

* In the order form I uploaded the Powerpoint titled "Powerpoint of Chapter 1 Drug Use and Abuse by Howard Abadinsky"