The Two Dominant Approaches to Understanding Addiction and Drug Abuse

question 305

Multiple Choice

The two dominant approaches to understanding addiction and drug abuse are:

• A) the humanist model and the biological model.
• B) the cultural model and the psychodynamic model.
• C) the learning model and the psychodynamic model.
• D) the biological model and the learning model.

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Definitions:

Oligopolistic Firms

Companies operating in an oligopoly market structure, characterized by limited competition and high control over market prices.

Tacit Collusion

An unspoken, implicit agreement among competitors to avoid certain competitive behaviors, such as price undercutting, to stabilize the market and maintain higher prices.

Cartel

An association of independent companies or entities that agree to limit competition between themselves, often to control prices and production in a particular market.

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the economy in which the distribution of resources among different uses is optimal, reflecting consumer preferences and maximizing total societal welfare.