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| Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction |
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"Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction" was unveiled last
week by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The 30-page full-color
booklet explains in layman's terms how science has revolutionized the
understanding of drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior and
was released in conjunction with HBO´s ADDICTION documentary. NIDA hopes
this new publication will help reduce stigma against addictive disorders.
"Thanks to science, our views and our responses to drug abuse have changed
dramatically, but many people today still do not understand why people
become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to foster compulsive
drug abuse," said NIDA Director Dr. Nora D. Volkow. "This booklet aims to
fill that knowledge gap by providing scientific information about the
disease of drug addiction in language that is easily understandable to the
public."
The "Science of Addiction" booklet discusses the reasons people take drugs,
why some people become addicted while others do not, how drugs work in the
brain, and how addiction can be prevented and treated. Like diabetes, asthma
or heart disease, drug addiction is a chronic disease that can be managed
successfully. Treatment helps to counteract addiction's powerful disruptive
effects and helps people regain control of their lives. The new booklet
points out that just as with other chronic diseases, relapses can happen.
The publication further explains that relapse is not a signal of treatment
failure - rather, it indicates that treatment should be reinstated or
adjusted to help the addict fully recover.
The new publication was unveiled at a press briefing for the upcoming HBO
documentary called Addiction, to air Thursday, March 15 from 9:00 to 10:30
p.m. ET/PT. The 90-minute program, produced in partnership with the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation, NIDA, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism (NIAAA), is aimed at helping Americans understand addiction
as a treatable brain disease, as well as spotlighting new medical
advancements.
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