2-2 Case Study Milestone One: Short Paperpsy 200: Foundation

2-2 Case Study Milestone One: Short PaperPsy 200: Foundations of Addictions Southern New Hampshire University 01:50:50 GMT -05:00Here, the client is a 35-year-old lady named Katie. She is a wife and a mother of two children, and she is trying to progress in her career. Katie was left in charge to handle the family's crippling debt when her partner has a tragic accident at work, which has a detrimentaleffect. The case study however fails to mention the race and ethnicity of this client. Katie appears to lack a process addiction but she does have an addiction to painkillers and muscle relaxants.She has access to these substances via the internet.Katie experienced a car accident in her 20’s which caused her lower back pain and led her to start using pain medication (Intervention Solutions, n.d.). She feels better about her life after taking these painkillers which helps her pursue this sensation by overindulging in and misusing her prescription drugs, which eventually becomes an addiction. The euphoria and relief Katie felt through these drugs has taken control of her addiction. Three years before the present, Katie checked herself into a rehabilitation facility for a month to address her addiction. However,