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The Nature of Addiction :The age-old debate in the field of addiction is whether or not addiction is a disease or just merely a rational choice, a moral and personality weakness or bad habit. The biopsychosocial model of addiction attempts to resolve this debate by taking a holistic approach to addiction and treatment. Strength-based perspectives and harm reduction are also considered important, client-centered approaches to addiction today. The biopsychosocial model, strengths approach, and harm reduction are three key themes. For this week’s, please:1. Describe the biopsychosocial-spiritual model of addiction, and how it attempts to resolve the debate as to whether addiction is simply a disease, rational choice, or bad habit.2. Please summarize the strengths-perspective and how it differs from traditional approaches to addiction (that often focus on loss and weaknesses). 3. Outline the philosophy and practice of harm reduction. 4. What are your thoughts on using the biopsychosocial model, strengths approach, and harm reduction to treat addiction?Be sure to create one 300-word Answer the following questions: 1. State your company and

the industry that your company is a part of.2. Locate the following information sources and share them in APA format. 2a. Locate one article that explains the company’s culture/management style. Consider looking for articles that discuss the company’s vision and how it influences their management style. 2c. Locate an Industry Report for your company (use the IBISWorld database).3. Discuss your experience locating each source. Was it easier to locate one source was easier over the others? If you didn’t run into any problems, do you have any tips for your classmates?4. After reviewing the sources that you shared in Question 2, use the information in those sources to write 1-2 paragraphs on what you’ve learned about your company’s management style. In these paragraphs also include one strategic recommendation that you have for the company that would improve the company’s competitiveness in the industry. (Hint: In the industry report you locate, look for a section called trends, industry outlook, or competitive landscape to help you develop a recommendation.) Be sure to use in text citations in your paragraphs