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Commentary Open Access
Volume 5 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.33696/mentalhealth.5.041

Addiction and Health: Social Perspectives for Addiction Prevention and Addiction Support

  • 1University of Applied Sciences, Hochschule Emden/Leer, Emden, Deutschland
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Corresponding Author

Knut Tielking, knut.tielking@hs-emden-leer.de

Received Date: April 25, 2025

Accepted Date: May 28, 2025

Abstract

The article aims to show that a social perspective on addiction as a disease in the sense of a bio-psycho-social understanding of health and disease can meaningfully broaden the often medical view of addiction problems and contribute to addressing addiction as a social problem in a way that reduces stigma.

Keywords

Health promotion, Prevention, Addiction, Addiction prevention, Addiction support

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