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Pregnancy and early environment can also turn on and off genes. T he concept of alcoholism and other drug dependency as being a disease first surfaced early in the 19th century. Despite evolving, cuttingedge treatments that work, fewer than 20 percent of people get the care they need and most dont get care in a health care system. The addiction science award is coordinated by the friends of nida, a coalition that supports nidas mission. The psychological science of addiction wiley online library. The current journal and volumes 7 forward can be found at ascpjournal. From neurobiology to treatment norton professional books hardcover by carlton k. With these alarming rates of drug addiction, its important to be aware of treatment modalities based on an understanding of brain science.
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They do not represent the views of nida or any other federal government entity. The science of addiction provides scientific information about the disease of drug addiction, including the many harmful consequences of drug misuse and the basic approaches that have been developed to prevent and treat the disease. A key feature of addiction is the impact the abuse has on the life of the addicted. Identify risk factors and protective factors for addiction.
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Mar 28, 2018 even having all of the addiction genes doesnt consistently cause addiction. Erickson as it examines the intricate neurobiology behind substance abuse and dependence. Clear language and terminology in medicine is critically important in communicating current understandings of disease, risk factors, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options, health, and wellness to patients, the public, policy makers, media, and others. Sep 18, 2015 the majority of studies discussed examined key aspects of addiction involving behaviors through laboratory investigation, including functional neuroimaging studies and structural and restingstate neuroimaging studies. In his news in depth story chemists seek antiaddiction drugs to battle hijacked brain april, p. Research in the science of addiction and the treatment of substance use disorders has led to the development of evidencebased interventions that help people stop abusing drugs and resume productive lives. Science has been more successful in charting what goes awry in the addicted brain than in devising ways to fix it. With scientific expertise from nida, the awards are given to three outstanding projects on the topic of addiction science. It explains in an easytounderstand way changes in the terminology and characterization of addiction that are emerging based upon new neurobiological research.
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