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"Recovery is not for people who need it, It's for people who want it"

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⦿ Addressing health from a population perspective
⦿ Generating information on primary prevention
⦿Advocating for open access to services
⦿ Emphasizing the importance of team-based services
(Drake, Szmukler, Mueser & Thornicroft, 2011)

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Stages of Change in Recovery from Addiction by Dr. Bob Weathers

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CGI Animated Short Film: "Substance" by Jamaal Bradley | CGMeetup

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⦿ Mental health and Addiction often overlap. Which is also known as Comorbidity.  Which means when conditions co-exist together.   Which often means people with addictions, there is an underlying Mental health issue.
⦿ Even though we know that one condition doesn’t cause the other to happen, they both often coexist with each other. Both of these are considered chronic Brain disorders.  Normally when someone is struggling with Mental Illness their brain is rewired and they tend to turn to addiction.
⦿ Another reason why this condition exists is because many people use substances to self- meditate, to stay calm, to maybe want to get rid of pain they are feeling. Or distract them from something they are going through.  And they fall in love with the feeling so it leads to addiction
⦿Depression is a major cause for addiction
⦿Trauma can impact the brain and lead to addiction
https://www.verywellmind.com/co-occurring-disorders-mental-health-and-addiction-4158280

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⦿ Have community centers in the neighborhoods that  teach people mental Health and effects of addiction
⦿ Have free courses online to help people learn more about going in the right path.
https://waldensocialchangeblog.com/2020/09/14/addiction-recovery-and-social-change-creating-a-new-perspective/

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⦿ Let people know the effect and complications of using substances on our mental health.
⦿Bring out a guide for harm reduction about drug habits

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⦿ People should be taught how to use drugs safely in the appropriate matter
⦿ There should be a limit of using anything that may create addiction.

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⦿ Teaching the effects in school about addictions
⦿ Teaching the right life skills
⦿ A support system that speaks their language

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⦿ Addiction is a problem we create by ourselves, people start to do something and don’t have the power to stop of their own free will. https://www.quora.com/Why-does-addiction-exist

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⦿ Genetic and environmental come up with the beginnings of addiction. Addictions were heritable. Based on my research, the environment can be one of the causes of addiction. If a child is exposed to this substance regularly, they may think it is normal to use it. Also, talking about genetics, it influences that cause to flourish into addiction when you begin to use it.
Mayo Clinic. (2017, October 26). Drug addiction (substance use disorder). https://www.

mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/drug-addiction/symptoms-causes/syc-20365112

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⦿ The combination of the four Cs: Craving,  Loss of control over the amount with it is used, Compulsion to use, use despite Consequences.
⦿ Addiction problems exist because Such as, Neglect from parents, Peer pressure, poverty, access to drugs in school.

https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/addiction
NIDA. 2021, August 3. Preface. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugs-brains-behavior-science-addiction/preface on 2021, December 10

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⦿ Those who have addict friends or family members are aware of the detrimental implications it has on their loved ones as well as how it impacts the people around them in a variety of ways. Suffering alters a person's personality and temperament.
⦿ Y ou're relationships such as, Family, Friends, Employment and Marriages are affected
⦿ Maintaining a relationship with something despite the known negative consequences.
http://www.chopratreatmentcenter.com/blog/2016/04/06/social-interpersonal-issues-addiction/
Ngawaka-Nathan, M, (composer) 2012, addiction (New Zealand)

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1.What is the social problem/need you have identified?

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1.What is the social problem/need you have identified?

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3. Ideas for Social Change: How will you respond to the social problem?

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3. Ideas for Social Change: How will you respond to the social problem?