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Addiction Science: From Molecules to Managed Care
- Introduction
- What Is Addiction?
- Why Do People Abuse Drugs?
- Drug Use Changes the Brain
- Prevention/Development
- Genes, Environment, Comorbidity
- Treatment
- Drug abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and HIV/AIDS.
- Addiction changes brain circuitry, making it hard to "apply the brakes" to detrimental behaviors.
- Treatment is essential.
- Addiction requires treatment that addresses its complexity.
- Treatment can work!
- NIDA is bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
- Basic research has led to the identification of several potential medications for drug addiction.
- Relapse
- HIV/AIDS
- International Program & Conclusion
Treatment
In This Section
- Drug abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and HIV/AIDS.
- Addiction changes brain circuitry, making it hard to "apply the brakes" to detrimental behaviors.
- Treatment is essential.
- Addiction requires treatment that addresses its complexity.
- Treatment can work!
- NIDA is bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
- Basic research has led to the identification of several potential medications for drug addiction.
This page was last updated July 2008.
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