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ASAM American Society of Addiction Medicine Prefrontal Cortex The part of the brain that enables us to assess situations. This part of the brain is still maturing during adolescence. Moral Model Addictions are the result of human weakness, character defects. This model has no sympathy for people with serious addictions believing that the addict demonstrated a great moral failure. Focuses on believing the addict has a "choice" Disease Model addiction is an illness. Comes as a result of the impairment of healthy neurochemical or behavioral processes. Jellinek is a pioneer of this model. Genetic Model Individuals have a genetic predisposition to certain behaviors. Cultural Model Culture is a strong determinant of whether or not individuals may become addicts