Addiction and the Brain – drug or alcohol abuse is a disease.

Addiction and the Brain – drug or alcohol abuse is a disease. — Addiction and the Brain – drug or alcohol abuse is a disease. This is a very informative display of an otherwise complicated process, including a graphic ill…

Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
This reflects a growing understanding of drug abuse as a public health issue, and the data suggests that the majority of Americans think we should be dealing with it as a disease that needs treatment, rather than prosecuting it as a crime. The complete …
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Despite Obamacare, a gaping hole in addiction treatment
"This is the beginning of substance abuse disorders being part of mainstream health care," said Thomas McLellan, former U.S. deputy drug czar and now chief executive officer of the Treatment Research Institute in Philadelphia. Serious impediments to …
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