Substance abuse can be seen from either a biological or a psychosocial perspective. for example, the condemnation of drug abuse as an official sin by the catholic church is an example of .

The correct answer is known as "the moral weakness model".

The moral model shows the defect character of an individual known as addiction. Addiction is shown as a weakness of many individuals, that shows poor choices that the addicted people chose because of their lack of moral strength.