Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy - NCBI Bookshelf Managing Addiction as a Chronic Condition NIDAMED: Medical & Health Professionals Skip to main content En español Home » NIDAMED: Medical & Health Professionals NIDAMED: Medical & Health Professionals Pause In This Section Tools and resources to increase awareness of the impact of substance use on patients' overall health and help clinicians and those in training identify patient drug use early and prevent it from escalating to abuse or addiction. Tools and Resources for Your Practice Anyone can become addicted to drugs See more about Addiction Science Clinical Trials Information NIDA’s Clinical Trials Network (CTN): A research collaborative to test new treatment options in community settings. NIDAMED Videos Why Physicians Should Screen Their Patients More like this... What physicians Should Know About Addiction and Recovery: Cliff More like this... The Most Important Things I've Learned Through Addiction and Recovery: Rhonda More like this... Continuing Education and Training NIDA’s Addiction Performance Project–What’s It All About? More like this... Safe Disposal of Medicines
Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction NOTE: This is a fact sheet covering research findings on effective treatment approaches for drug abuse and addiction. If you are seeking treatment, please call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service at 1–800–662–HELP (4357) for information on hotlines, counseling services, or treatment options in your State. Drug treatment programs by State also may be found online at www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov. Drug addiction is a complex illness characterized by intense and, at times, uncontrollable drug craving, along with compulsive drug seeking and use that persist even in the face of devastating consequences. Because drug abuse and addiction have so many dimensions and disrupt so many aspects of an individual's life, treatment is not simple. Principles of Effective Treatment Addiction is a complex but treatable disease that affects brain function and behavior. Effective Treatment Approaches Medications Withdrawal.
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