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Integrating Computerized Linguistic and Social Network Analyses to Capture Addiction Recovery Capital in an Online Community

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Rethinking Addiction.

D Rose Ewald¹, Robert W Strack¹, Muhsin Michael Orsini²

¹University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.

Global Pediatric Health

|February 6, 2019

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Environmental and social factors significantly influence addiction development and progression. Understanding these social determinants of health is crucial for effective addiction intervention and prevention strategies, especially in adolescents.

Keywords:

addiction adolescents brain plasticity psychosocial stressors social determinants of health

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Public Health
Psychology

Background:

Addiction is a complex condition influenced by individual choices and environmental factors.
Psychosocial stressors activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, impacting behavior.
Social determinants of health play a critical role in addiction.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the interconnectedness of the psychosocial environment, behavior, and health outcomes.
To discuss the environment's influence on brain plasticity and functioning.
To explore factors complicating adolescent addiction.

Main Methods:

Review of social determinants of health.
Analysis of environmental influences on neuroendocrine pathways.
Exploration of adolescent addiction complexities.

Main Results:

The physical and social environments are critical for addressing addiction.
Environmental factors profoundly condition behavior via the neuroendocrine system.
Adolescent addiction is complicated by various environmental influences.

Conclusions:

Environmental factors are key determinants of addiction risk and progression.
Interventions must incorporate environmental context for effective addiction prevention and amelioration.
Understanding social determinants of health is vital for addiction treatment.