Our professor, Graham Dover, had emailed us a link about for a Facebook group. It was created by the BC Medical Association to create conversations about drug addiction - using Facebook as a platform for discussion. The main question is: “Is Addiction A Disease or Human Failure?” Browsing through the numerous posts, it seems that the general consensus is that addiction is a disease. However, posters differ on how they define “disease”.
Using social networking websites are a great place to generate awareness on an issue. We will post information about our event on Facebook, as well as the ideas that will be generated. Just like the group created by BCMA, we will allow users to create posts and stimulate discussion.
If you are interested in joining this Facebook dialogue on addiction, please click on this link. The greater the discussion, the greater understanding we have of how various people view addiction. With that said, to change people’s mentality, we have to know where they are coming from.
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