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Drug Addiction Disease
from:Drug addiction is a disease. There’s no doubt about that. In fact experts say that drug addiction is more of a brain disease than anything else. Scientific advances have offered amazing insights into how the brain works and what drugs do to the way the brain functions. Luckily, however, this disease is treatable and curable.
Although drug use initially is voluntary once an addiction develops, that control is markedly changed. Imaging studies have shown specific abnormalities in the brains of some, but not all, addicted individuals. While scientific advancements in the understanding of addiction have occurred at unprecedented speed in recent years, unanswered questions remain that highlight the need for further research to better define the neurobiological processes involved in addiction.
Recent studies have increased our knowledge of how drugs affect gene expression and brain circuitry, and how these factors affect human behavior. They have shed new light on the relationship between drug abuse and mental illness, and the roles played by heredity, age, and other factors in increased vulnerability to addiction. New knowledge from future research will guide new strategies and change the way clinicians approach the prevention and treatment of addiction.
When we approach drug addiction as a disease instead of as a choice, the treatment options are greatly increased. We can research what areas of the brain are affected and find the best methods to address that affliction specifically. Doctors treat cancer, diabetes, and other disease like this, drug addiction should be no different.
Viewing drug addiction as a disease can also help researchers delve further into genetic propensity to drug use and addiction. That means we will know whether or not drug and alcohol use is linked to our family history and will be able to tackle the problem before it actually becomes a problem.
There are medications available to treat withdrawal symptoms when a person stops using drugs, but when drug addiction is researched as a disease, scientists will be able to come up with new medications that could actually prevent drug use from becoming an addiction. Similar to medications that make alcoholics sick when they drink.
There are all sorts of diseases in the world. There’s no doubt about it that drug addiction is one of them. We need to start looking at it in that way and then taking the appropriate steps to treat drug addiction just as we would another disease like cancer or Alzheimer’s.
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Failed drug tests hinder hiring at Ohio businesses - The Newark Advocate
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Clinic planned for Ansonia, Recovery Network of Programs aims to serve Valley ... - New Haven Register
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Drug Abuse—A Global Epidemic Part 1: Painting the Picture - The REAL TRUTH
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Growing drug abuse problem in Ann Arbor area prompts health symposium - AnnArbor.com
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Smiles and cheers as drug court participants attain sobriety - Salt Lake Tribune
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Addiction Diagnoses May Rise Under Guideline Changes - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
 Brisbane Times | Addiction Diagnoses May Rise Under Guideline Changes Pittsburgh Post Gazette The revision to the manual, known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, would expand the list of recognized symptoms for drug and alcohol addiction, while also reducing the number of symptoms required for a diagnosis, ... You could be addicted but not know it |
Norfolk opiate addiction cases fall - BBC News
 BBC News | Norfolk opiate addiction cases fall BBC News Ms Grimes cited unemployment and limited employment opportunities as causes behind Norfolk's drug problem. The Office for National Statistics said in 2010/11 there were 204473 adults in England in contact with structured drug treatment services - 49% ... |
Data suggests drug treatment can lower crime - KAVU
Data suggests drug treatment can lower crime KAVU US crime statistics show illegal drugs play a central role in criminal acts. Workers digging the foundations for a new office of an Arizona sheriff have unearthed the graves of early city founders. For President Obama's re-election team, ... |
Texas Workers Compensation Dept. Adopts Medical Treatment Guidelines ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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