Lifeskill Two
HEALTH (H)
Addiction comes in many different forms. The most common, or at least the most commonly discussed forms of addiction are the addiction to drugs and alcohol, but other forms of addiction exist and can include gambling, sex, spending and food. According to a recent survey conducted by the Survey, Faces and Voices of Recovery Public Campaign, nearly 66% of American families have been touched by addiction of either drugs or alcohol. If you take into account other forms of addiction, the number of people affected by addiction, increases to almost 100%. The goal of this life skill is to show how addiction affects everyone in some way, to help recognize addiction, to help someone endure/survive addiction (as an addicted person or someone who loves an addicted person), to research treatment options and to find possible consequences (physical, emotional, mental, familial, judicial - both in the moment and lasting effects)
In order to complete this life skill you are to answer the following questions in a clear and concise essay and tables/charts. For templates to aid you in creating graphs/tables or charts use the following web site: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/ .
-Addictions come in many forms. It can be addiction to sex, alcohol, gambling, drugs, spending, food or many others. Choose a type of addiction that is important or of interest to you and define it. Talk about how this type of addiction can specifically be recognized or identified.
-Addiction affects many parts of people's lives. How does the type of addiction you chose affect the addicted person in these categories: physical, emotional, mental, familial, and judicial? Do not forget to include both immediate and longer-lasting consequences.
-As devastating as addiction is, there are ways to overcome it and cope with its effects. What are possible treatments, both for people struggling with addiction and for those people in their lives?
-Do you agree that addiction, in some form, affects everyone? What role has addiction played in your life (either affecting you or someone important to you)? When does addiction occur in people? Can it happen at any point in an individual’s life?
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Graphic organizer for a research paper