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A desire or unsuccessful attempts to control, decrease, or stop substance use. ; Continued substance use despite the problems it causes. ; Cravings to use the substance. ; Excessive time spent obtaining, using, or recovering from a substance.
New experimental treatments using ultrasound energy to target the brain are being tested to help people with Alzheimer's and those battling drug addiction. The pioneering neurosurgeon behind the te...
Read on to learn more about what addiction is, including if addiction is a disease or a choice, as well as risk factors and symptoms of addiction.
Drug Addiction ; Addiction is a disease that affects your brain and behavior. When you’re addicted to drugs, you can’t resist the urge to use them, no matter how much harm the drugs may cause. The earlier you get treatment for drug addiction (also called substance use disorder) the more likely you are to avoid some of the more dire consequences of the disease. Drug addiction isn’t about just heroin, cocaine, or other illegal drugs. You can get addicted to alcohol, nicotine, sleep and anti-anxiety medications, and other legal substances. ...
Is Drug Addiction a Brain Disease? By Marc Grifell, Carl L. Hart This popular claim lacks evidence and leads to poor policy. Medicine Policy Psychology Social Science Facebook Twitter...
Marc Lewis and George F. Koob debate the pros and cons of viewing addiction as a disease.
A neuroscientist takes on the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s assertion that addiction is a brain disease—a classification he finds not only flawed but dangerous.
Scientific advances over the past 20 years have shown that drug addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease that results from the prolonged effects of drugs on the brain. As with many other brain dis...
Now the region is staring at a new crisis: officials say drug addiction is becoming a serious worry in Kashmir, devastating the lives of young people. They also say there is a sharp rise in...