Post an explanation of two ways addiction impacts the physical, emotional, and spiritual well being of clients with problems with addiction. Then, explain how gender might influence the physical, emotional, and spiritual well being of clients with problems with addiction. Support your response using the resources and the current literature.
please use resources below
Capuzzi, D., & Stauffer, M. D. (2016). Foundations of addictions counseling (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Pearson Education, Inc.
Chapter 2, “Substance Addictions” (pp. 18-47)
Chapter 17, “Cross-Cultural Counseling: Engaging Ethnic Diversity” (pp. 383-405)
Chapter 18, “Gender, Sex and Addictions” (pp. 406-425)
Chapter 19, “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Affirmative Addictions Treatment” (pp. 428-446)
Blakey, J. M. (2016). The role of spirituality in helping African American women with histories of trauma and substance abuse heal and recover. Social Work and Christianity, 43(1), 40-59.
Horton, E. G., & Luna, N. (2016). Spirituality in the treatment of substance use disorders: Proposing the Three-legged Stool as a model for intervention. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 35(3), 179-199.
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Ways addiction impacts the physical, emotional, and spiritual well being of client
Drug addiction is a physical disorder with profound emotional ramifications and dimensions. Many people are dependent on some type of illicit drug or misused medication, and the effects of their addiction are like ripples in a pond, spreading outward to cause pain and misery for everyone in the addict`s social and family circles. Drug addiction exacts an emotional toll on sufferers and their family members. Addiction grows in a bed of pre-existing emotional turmoil, and the feelings of anxiety, shame, guilt, and worthlessness that increase risk for addiction will only become worse as the chemical dependency deepens.
he pain and damage of losing a child to a sexual predator is tremendous and non-reversible. Even if the child survives, he or she will be traumatized for a long time and maybe forever. The victims may not be able to enjoy a normal happy life ever again. This could be all avoided with following simple instructions on both parents and children sides and practicing caution when interacting on-line.
In conclusion, everyone knows parenting is and has always been an incredibly demanding task. Being a parent is one of the most difficult jobs yet so rewarding because parents love and care about their children unconditionally. The horrible news and disappointing statistic regarding the atrocious incidents that happen to children who fall victim to on-line villains are drastic enough to make any good parent determined to take action to stop such incidents from happening. With the rapid rate of the technology growth in recent years, there are new risks and dangers emerging and facing children even if they are at safety of their homes doing homework on the computer, but the situation is not hopeless. There are ways to put parents’ minds on ease. Parents should know they are not alone when it comes to the surge of overwhelming on-line anxiety pressure as there is help available. By being active learners, participants, nurturers, teachers, and skilled communicators; parents should have less to worry when it comes to their children safety and protection on-line.