Substance Abuse and Addiction in Adolescents

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Explain in detail the relationship between abuse and addiction in adolescence.

2. How does abuse or addiction affect the developing brain of an adolescent?

3. How does a healthy spiritual development affect the likelihood of use/abuse/addiction in the adolescent years?

4. Discuss local news coverage of alcohol or drug-related stories to adolescent use in your area.

5. Give details on the prevalence of addiction based on your readings and the news stories.

6. Are differing viewpoints considered, analyzed, and treated?

7. Conclusion- summarize your essay

8. Make sure to support everything you report with at least 3 Bible verses and 3 current APA citations and then a reference page at the end.

Required books:

Broderick, P. C., & Blewitt, P. (2015). The life span: Human development for helping professionals (4thed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson

The Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence by Roehlkepartain, King, Wagener, L., & Benson, P. L.

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