Addiction is a disease that affects your brain and behavior. With drug addiction, you can’t resist the urge to use them. If you’re worried that you or a loved one may have an addiction ...
Table 1 Medications for Treating Drug and Alcohol Addiction * Treating co-morbidities. Abuse of multiple substances, such as alcohol and nicotine or alcohol and cocaine, should be considered in ...
His research — funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and National Institute on Drug Abuse — has examined topics that range from bar violence ...
The demand for addiction prevention and treatment professionals continues to grow. Western Michigan University has been preparing students for this important field for over 50 years. And today SPADA ...
Power in You Project alcohol and other drug (AOD) co-ordinator Jayden Rippon battled addiction from the age of 16. He is now helping others access help in Geelong. “I have been through my own ...
In disputing the characterization of addiction as a disease marked by compulsive or relapsing use, a few experts have argued that some drug and alcohol users can quit without treatment — and ...
Blackpool has the highest rate of deaths linked to alcohol, drug abuse and suicide in England, a recent study found. BBC News met a team of former addicts trying to turn around the lives of people ...