Welcome to week two
Welcome to week two of Understanding Addiction. We hope you enjoyed week one.
Welcome to week two of Understanding Addiction. We hope you enjoyed week one.
In week one, you met the course author and your fellow learners. We also looked at recent trends in drug use nationally (in Australia) and internationally; while exploring related harms and impacts on the individual and the community.
This week we are going to establish an understanding of what an addiction is. We are going to attempt to answer the following question:
When we say that a person has a substance addiction, what do we really mean?
Then in week three, we will take a deep dive into the complex science of addiction used to inform prevention and treatment responses.
Discussion Point
Addiction is a complex concept. Before we continue, take 5 minutes to do some research and share your understanding of what constitutes an addiction in the discussion forum below.
Note: There is no clear consensus on a definition of addiction, so you won’t be incorrect.
