Choose one of the addiction topics from the textbook and explain what social workers need to do different to better help that population.

How Does Genetics Effect Addictions?

1. Within your paper explain the definition of addictions.

2. Choose one of the addiction topics from the textbook and explain what social workers need to do different to better help that population.

3. Why doesn’t everyone who drinks alcohol or who illegally take prescription medications containing opioids have the same reaction?

4. The paper needs to be 2-4 pages (not including the cover and reference pages) or you will automatically lose 25 points.

6. The body of your paper must include the following headings: definition of addictions; how social workers need to help these populations; why doesn’t everyone react the same to addictive substances?; types of services the agency you visited for the first  assignment provides for individuals suffering from addictions; and training and certification/licensure requirements of personnel working with this population. If you don’t do this section correctly you will lose a possible 25 points.

7. Also, in this paper, you have to have at least two professional references. One of your references can be the information from your course textbook and the other reference must be from a professional journal, such as The Social Work Research Journal, Social Work Journal or the Journal of Traumatic Stress, or something like those types of journals.

 

Choose one of the addiction topics from the textbook and explain what social workers need to do different to better help that population.
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