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Article from National Institute on Drug Abuse
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), "Many people don't understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. ...
Understanding Drug Use and Addiction
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), "Many people don't understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. They may ...
Article from Harvard Health Publishing by Michael Bierer, MD
According to Michael Bierer, MD, "The stigma and shame of addiction has much to do with the perception that people with substance use ...
Is Addiction a "Brain Disease"?
According to Michael Bierer, MD, "The stigma and shame of addiction has much to do with the perception that people with substance use disorders are ...
Article from DRUGABUSE.com
According to DRUGABUSE.com, "Spouses, family members, friends, and coworkers are often flooded with emotions as they watch someone they ...
Addiction is an Emotional Disease With Far-Reaching Effects...
According to DRUGABUSE.com, "Spouses, family members, friends, and coworkers are often flooded with emotions as they watch someone they care deeply ...
Article from The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Magnifying Glass Looking at Facts Image The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids believes "there is a lot of stigma and misunderstanding with ...
9 Facts About Addiction People Usually Get Wrong
Magnifying Glass Looking at Facts Image The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids believes "there is a lot of stigma and misunderstanding with substance ...
Article from US News by Robert Yagoda
Confused Man with Question Marks Over Head Image Studies have shown that those with mental illness are roughly twice as likely to develop ...
Links Between Addiction and Mental Illness: Myths vs. Facts
Confused Man with Question Marks Over Head Image Studies have shown that those with mental illness are roughly twice as likely to develop a ...
Article from Military.com for Veterans Health Care
Man Holding Sign Saying "Stop Drugs" Image According to Military.com, "Addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes ...
The Facts of Addiction
Man Holding Sign Saying "Stop Drugs" Image According to Military.com, "Addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive ...
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: NIH Research Timelines
Road Sign Pointing to Question Marks Image This timeline created by the National Institute of Health details the past, present, and future ...
Drug Abuse and Addiction
Road Sign Pointing to Question Marks Image This timeline created by the National Institute of Health details the past, present, and future knowledge ...
14:18 minute Tedx Talk
First Lady of North Dakota, Kathryn Helgaas Burgum, sheds light on the addiction crisis through personal storytelling and encouragement ...
Eliminating the Shame and Stigma of Addiction- Kathryn Helgaas Burgum
First Lady of North Dakota, Kathryn Helgaas Burgum, sheds light on the addiction crisis through personal storytelling and encouragement that ...
Article on CNN by Eric Bowman
Hand Reaching for Pills Image Eric Bowman explains "From the points of view of different researchers, the potential for a drug to be ...
The Five Most Addictive Substances in the World
Hand Reaching for Pills Image Eric Bowman explains "From the points of view of different researchers, the potential for a drug to be addictive can ...
Article on Mental Health America
Silhouette With "Dependence" Stamped Across Image According to Mental Health America, "Substance abuse affects an estimated 25 million ...
Addictions
Silhouette With "Dependence" Stamped Across Image According to Mental Health America, "Substance abuse affects an estimated 25 million Americans. In ...
Medically Reviewed Article on Very Well Mind by Elizabeth Hartney, PhD.
Breaking Free Image According to Dr. Elizabeth Hartney, "Sooner or later, most people who have an addiction decide a change needs to ...
Long-Term Strategies for Overcoming Addiction
Breaking Free Image According to Dr. Elizabeth Hartney, "Sooner or later, most people who have an addiction decide a change needs to happen. Once ...
From the Recovery Research Institute
The Recovery Research Institute has coined the term "Addictionary™: to describe the common language we should use in describing ...
The Addictionary™ of Common Addiction Terms
The Recovery Research Institute has coined the term "Addictionary™: to describe the common language we should use in describing addiction. Visit ...
Medically Reviewed Article from Medical News Today by Adam Felman
Hand Stopping Falling Dominos Image According to Adam Felman, "Addiciton is a disease with a range of harmful conditions and behaviors. ...
What are the Symptoms of Addiction?
Hand Stopping Falling Dominos Image According to Adam Felman, "Addiciton is a disease with a range of harmful conditions and behaviors. Recognizing ...
Article from NBC News
"At its core, addiction isn't just a social problem or a moral problem or a criminal problem. It's a brain problem whose behaviors manifest ...
Addiction now defined as a brain disorder, not a behavior issue
"At its core, addiction isn't just a social problem or a moral problem or a criminal problem. It's a brain problem whose behaviors manifest in all ...
Article from Very Well Mind by Elizabeth Hartney, PhD.
According to Elizabeth Hartney PhD., "If your substance use causes significant problems in your life, such as health issues, disability, ...
The 11 Official Criteria for Addiction/Substance Use Disorder
According to Elizabeth Hartney PhD., "If your substance use causes significant problems in your life, such as health issues, disability, and or not ...
Article from Very Well Mind by Elizabeth Hartney, PhD.
In her article Elizabeth Hartney, PhD. says, "Denial is very common, particularly in those struggling with addictive behaviors. No one ...
Addiction and the Power of Denial
In her article Elizabeth Hartney, PhD. says, "Denial is very common, particularly in those struggling with addictive behaviors. No one wants to ...
Medically Reviewed Article from Very Well Mind by Buddy T
According to Buddy T, "Drug addiction is a complex and chronic brain disease. People who have a drug addiction experience compulsive, ...
When Does Drug Use Become an Addiction?
According to Buddy T, "Drug addiction is a complex and chronic brain disease. People who have a drug addiction experience compulsive, sometimes ...
Medically Reviewed Article from Very Well Mind by Buddy T
From the article: "Addiction affects your brain's reward, motivation, memory, and related circuitry to the extent that your motivations ...
Why Addiction is Considered a Chronic Brain Disease
From the article: "Addiction affects your brain's reward, motivation, memory, and related circuitry to the extent that your motivations are altered ...
Article from Medical Express by University of California, Irvine
From the article:"Published in Molecular Psychiatry, the study titled, "On the early life origins of vulnerability to opioid addiction," ...
Researchers identify a connection between early life adversity and opioid addiction
From the article:"Published in Molecular Psychiatry, the study titled, "On the early life origins of vulnerability to opioid addiction," examines how ...
Article from The Sober World by Joe Considine
In his article Joe Considine says, "As the boomer generation ages and scientific gains in life-saving drugs continue to develop, seniors ...
The Elderly Suffer in Silence From Substance Abuse
In his article Joe Considine says, "As the boomer generation ages and scientific gains in life-saving drugs continue to develop, seniors ...
Article from Psychology Today by Shahram Heshmat Ph.D.
According to Dr. Shahram Heshmat, "A key characteristic of drug addiction is that the individual suffering from it continues to use despite ...
10 Reasons Why People Continue to Use Drugs
According to Dr. Shahram Heshmat, "A key characteristic of drug addiction is that the individual suffering from it continues to use despite harmful ...
Video by Addiction Policy Forum
We've only really had the neuroscience of addiction and understood it for the last 20 years. But we haven't necessarily transmitted that ...
Addiction is a Brain Disorder
We've only really had the neuroscience of addiction and understood it for the last 20 years. But we haven't necessarily transmitted that into ...
Vlog by Steve Zanella
Infographic from Recovery Research Institute
Tedx Talk by Tony Hoffman
Tony discusses how his first time smoking marijuana led to his eventual drug addiction, homelessness, prison, and finally redemption. Tony ...
The Stigma of Addiction
Tony discusses how his first time smoking marijuana led to his eventual drug addiction, homelessness, prison, and finally redemption. Tony Hoffman is ...
Article from SMART Recovery by Jonathan von Breton, LCMHC, LCDP
ABC Written on Chalkboard Image This article uses the ABCs of abstinence as a self-help tool that can help change the way you think about ...
Overcoming Addictive Behavior
ABC Written on Chalkboard Image This article uses the ABCs of abstinence as a self-help tool that can help change the way you think about drugs and ...
Tedx Talk by Marc Lewis
A former drug addict himself, Lewis now researches addiction. In order to get over ones addiction, he explains, self-trust is necessary.
Addiction and Trust: Marc Lewis
A former drug addict himself, Lewis now researches addiction. In order to get over ones addiction, he explains, self-trust is necessary.
Video by Jonathan League, LPCC, LICDC
Article from PsychCentral by Kate Green
Sign Saying "Time to Think about Success" Image "Completing treatment for substance abuse or alcohol addiction is a major accomplishment. ...
5 Tips for Managing Triggers During Addiction Recovery
Sign Saying "Time to Think about Success" Image "Completing treatment for substance abuse or alcohol addiction is a major accomplishment. But the ...
Article from Psychology Today by Shahram Heshmat PhD.
Sign Saying "Welcome to Reality" Image Denial plays an important role in addiction. Addicts are notoriously prone to denial. Denial ...
The Role of Denial in Addiction
Sign Saying "Welcome to Reality" Image Denial plays an important role in addiction. Addicts are notoriously prone to denial. Denial explains why ...
Article from SMART Recovery
Saying No to Cigarettes Image SMART Recovery uses DISARM as a tool "that helps us see the self-talk and images that tell us to use as lies, ...
DISARM the Addiction Salesman
Saying No to Cigarettes Image SMART Recovery uses DISARM as a tool "that helps us see the self-talk and images that tell us to use as lies, excuses, ...
Article from U.S. News by Katelyn Newman
Little Girl Carrying Stuffed Animal Image "If you want to understand why many people are addicts, even people that get, you know, hooked on ...
Treating the Trauma Behind Addiction
Little Girl Carrying Stuffed Animal Image "If you want to understand why many people are addicts, even people that get, you know, hooked on drugs ...
Article from Rewire by Marguerite Darlington
3 Girls Texting Image "Let’s say you’re having one of “those” days at work (you know the type of day I’m talking about) and you ...
This is What Digital Addiction Looks Like
3 Girls Texting Image "Let’s say you’re having one of “those” days at work (you know the type of day I’m talking about) and you find ...
Infographic from Sleep Phones
Article on Everyday Health by Author Linda Dahl
Woman Smoking a Cigarette Image Author of Loving Our Addicted Daughters Back to Life, Linda Dahl, put together a checklist of addiction ...
38 Signs of Addiction You May be Missing
Woman Smoking a Cigarette Image Author of Loving Our Addicted Daughters Back to Life, Linda Dahl, put together a checklist of addiction signs and ...
Medically Reviewed Article from Very Well Mind by Elizabeth Hartney, PhD
People Toasting Image According to Elizabeth Hartney, PhD. "Although a boundary can be clearly marked by a fence or a road, it is never ...
Healthy Boundaries in People With Addiction
People Toasting Image According to Elizabeth Hartney, PhD. "Although a boundary can be clearly marked by a fence or a road, it is never entirely ...
Article appearing on a Very Well Mind
Family at the Beach Image From the article in A Very Well Mind, "More than one-third (35.9 percent) of U.S. adults with alcohol dependence ...
Survey Finds That Many Recover From Alcoholism
Family at the Beach Image From the article in A Very Well Mind, "More than one-third (35.9 percent) of U.S. adults with alcohol dependence ...
by Kathleen Smith PhD
Woman Drinking Wine Image From the article by Kathleen Smith, "Addiction impacts more than just the person who’s using. Friends, family, ...
When Your Friend Has a Drinking Problem
Woman Drinking Wine Image From the article by Kathleen Smith, "Addiction impacts more than just the person who’s using. Friends, family, and even ...
Article on Psychology Today by Stanton Peele, PhD.
Desert Road Image According to Stanton Peele, PhD. "More people quit addictions than maintain them, and they do so on their own. That's not ...
The Surprising Truth About Addiction
Desert Road Image According to Stanton Peele, PhD. "More people quit addictions than maintain them, and they do so on their own. That's not to say it ...
Medical News Today Article by Adam Felman
Man Behind Bars Image According to Adam Felman, "When a person experiences addiction, they cannot control how they use a substance or ...
What is Addiction?
Man Behind Bars Image According to Adam Felman, "When a person experiences addiction, they cannot control how they use a substance or partake in an ...
Article on Very Well Mind by Elizabeth Hartney, PhD.
Woman Holding Whiskey Glass and Cigar Image According to Elizabeth Hartney PhD., "For a long time, addiction meant an uncontrollable habit ...
An Overview of Addiction and Treatment
Woman Holding Whiskey Glass and Cigar Image According to Elizabeth Hartney PhD., "For a long time, addiction meant an uncontrollable habit of using ...
Ted Talk by former Director of National Drug Control Policy, Michael ...
Only one in nine people in the United States gets the care and treatment they need for addiction and substance abuse. A former Director of ...
Addiction is a Disease. We Should Treat it Like One
Only one in nine people in the United States gets the care and treatment they need for addiction and substance abuse. A former Director of National ...
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According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 19.7 million American adults (aged 12 and older) battled a substance use disorder in 2017. The Addictions catalog will provide information about the risk of addiction, the warning signs, and information to raise your understanding of the disease.