? 2025 UI Jun 6 2018 Provides an overview of drug use and addiction including what happens in the brain during drug use why some people become addicted while others don t and the importance of prevention Jul 6 2020 Drug Misuse and Addiction What is drug addiction? Addiction is defined as a chronic relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use despite adverse consequences
It is considered a brain disorder because it involves functional changes to brain circuits involved in reward stress and self control Jul 6 2020 Can addiction be treated successfully? Yes addiction is a treatable disorder
Research on the science of addiction and the treatment of substance use disorders has led to the development of research based methods that help people to stop using drugs and resume productive lives also known as being in recovery
Can addiction be cured? Like treatment for other chronic diseases such as heart Jul 6 2020 Drugs Brains and Behavior The Science of Addiction Preface How Science Has Revolutionized the Understanding of Drug Addiction For much of the past century scientists studying drugs and drug use labored in the shadows of powerful myths and misconceptions about the nature of addiction Jul 6 2020 What are the other health consequences of drug addiction? People with addiction often have one or more associated health issues which could include lung or heart disease stroke cancer or mental health conditions
Imaging scans chest X rays and blood tests can show the damaging effects of long term drug use throughout the body. For example it is now well known that tobacco smoke can About Addiction Science Many people don t understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs
They may mistakenly think that those who use drugs lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop their drug use simply by choosing to. In reality drug addiction is a complex disease and quitting usually takes more than good intentions or a strong will
Drugs change the brain NIDA s mission is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health
NIDA is one of the National Institutes of Health Mar 16 2021 Scientists from the National Institute on Drug Abuse answer common questions teens ask about drug use and addiction
The episode What Is Addiction? introduces viewers to the brains reward pathway brain development and how addiction science continues to advance treatment and prevention of substance use disorder Jul 2 2025 The cascade of care for addiction and overdose begins with primary prevention and proceeds through treatment into sustained recovery
Prevention treatment and recovery are all central to national and community level efforts to address substance use and the serious risks associated with it including disease injury overdose and death Jun 17 2025 Increasing the number of people achieving long term recovery from SUDs is a national policy priority and a major goal of the research supported by NIDA.