Alcohol and Tobacco Dependence

Alcohol and Tobacco Dependence Nature of the Problem, Assessment Procedures and Non-psychological Treatments 1) NATURE OF THE PROBLEM What is dependence? Both tobacco dependency and alcohol dependency are classified as a subtype under substance-related disorders in the DMS-IV-TR. There has been disagreement on how to define dependence or addiction, with different models focusing on either physiological or psychological dependence. Physiological dependency: §<Tab/>Tolerance: require greater amounts of substance to …

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