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Bookmark or Share- Understanding Drug Use and Addiction DrugFactsProvides an overview of drug use and addiction, including what happens in the brain during drug use, why some people become addicted while others don't, and the importance of prevention.
- Drug Misuse and Addiction | National Institute on Drug AbuseWhat is drug addiction? Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use despite adverse consequences.† It is considered a brain disorder, because it involves functional changes to brain circuits involved in reward, stress, and self-control.
- NIDA.NIH.GOV | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)National Institute on Drug Abuse. Supporting scientific research on drug use and addiction for 50 years
- Drug Abuse & Addiction: Effects on Brain, Risk Factors, Signs - WebMDDrug 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.
- FACT SHEET: Addressing Addiction and the Overdose EpidemicBriefing Room. Statements and Releases. Drug overdose deaths have reached a historic high, devastating families and communities. More than 104,000 Americans died due to a drug overdose in the...
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