The 4 Degrees of Drug Use

The 4 Degrees of Drug Use
The official definitions of substance abuse and addiction are changing, but the problem behaviors are largely the same. Whether it's called abuse, dependence or addiction, when drug use interferes with work, health, career, finances, relationships or …
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New Painkiller Rekindles Addiction Concerns
The short-acting form, sold under brand names like Vicodin and Lortab, is already the most prescribed drug in the country, and the most abused. In March, Gov. Deval Patrick of … And some members felt a 12-week trial was not long enough to prove …
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Carl Hart Describes Drug Addicts and Addiction — Invoking chocolate, the professor talks about the right way and the wrong way to define a drug addiction. Question: How do you define addiction?Hart: Ther…

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