Reasons

Addiction and Society will help me to complete my Human Services minor, so that was my initial reason for taking the class. However, when I read the course description and found out about the material being covered, I realized that I was truly interested in the subject. In the future, I hope to counsel children who may have been abused or neglected by their parents or other family members. The parent or guardian's addiction to certain substances or other things may be the cause of the abuse or neglect to the child. It would be helpful to know more about addiction to accurately counsel children who may be dealing with this type of situation. I am also interested in the factors that may predispose some people to become addicted to certain things, such as genetics or societal influences.

As a future counselor (hopefully!), I would like to gain knowledge on how to treat people suffering from addictions. I would also like to learn some tips on how to help the family and friends of the person who is suffering from an addiction. It would also have a huge impact on their lives and it would be important to also offer support to them.