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Addiction Science

Brief Description

Recent scientific advances have revolutionized our understanding of drug abuse and addiction, which is now recognized as a chronic relapsing brain disease. NIDA’s publications offer a plain language view of how the brain, body and behavior respond to drugs of abuse, and include advances in addiction treatment.

Related Publications

Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction

Published Apr 2007. Revised Aug 2010.
Provides scientific information about the disease of drug addiction, including the many harmful consequences of drug abuse and the basic approaches that have been developed to prevent and treat the disease.En Español

Addiction Science: From Molecules to Managed Care

Published Jul 2008.
Explores the science behind such questions as what is addiction, why do people abuse drugs, and how does drug use change the brain, as well as research-based information about prevention, treatment, relapse, and HIV/AIDS.

Other Resources

MEDLINEplus Health Information on Drug Abuse - National Library of Medicine, NIH
www.abovetheinfluence.com - Office of National Drug Control Policy
healthfinder.gov - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Past information on many drugs of abuse is available on our Archives site.