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Assignment:
1 Describe the criteria required for the diagnosis of a substance use disorder.
2 Appraise the notion that alcohol use is a more important health problem than heroin use in Australia.
3 Describe the problems associated with substance use by older people.
4 Compare the explanations for relapse offered by two theories regarding substance use disorders.
5 Contrast detoxification and pharmacological treatments for substance use disorders.
6 What is the difference between 'pathological' and 'problem' gambling, and what are the diagnostic criteria for gambling disorder?
7 Contrast the different aetiological models explaining pathological gambling.
8 Pathological gamblers represent a heterogeneous group of individuals. What are the various subtypes of gamblers?
9 What are the most common comorbid conditions found among gamblers?
10 What are the implications of technological advances on the prevalence of pathological gambling?