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Substance Abuse and the Family: It Affects More than just the User

Paper #2 must be five to seven pages in body (not including title page, abstract or references), double-spaced in 12-pt Times New Roman font, and meet all other applicable APA format and style standards. Paper #2 will focus on how substance abuse and addiction affects and impacts the individual user and the family.

Paper #2 should clearly address and present understanding of the following:

1. General progression of substance use in the individual;

2. General progression of substance use impact on the family;

3. Family issues specific to substance use (hint: think about enabling and such issues);

4. Family dynamics that interfere with treatment and recovery;

5. Individual and family treatment considerations; and,

6. Effective components of individual and family treatment