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The Psychoeducational Model

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The treatment of substance abuse can be divided into 5 treatment models. The first treatment model is Psychoeducational. The purpose of the Psychoeducational model is education. The Psychoeducational model is used to teach not only addicts, but everyone about the dangers and repercussions of substance abuse. This models is setup to encourage addicts to seek help with their substance abuse issues. I believe this model could be very helpful to individuals who desire to learn more about substance abuse. This is because a lot of the content is presented using media, such as a video, allowing it to become readily available to anyone.
Support groups could possibly be the most common, and widely used substance abuse treatment. AA and NA are two very
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