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The 5 Most Common Addictions in America
America’s opioid crisis gets a lot of attention, as it should. The rate of fatal overdoses involving opioids has been increasing exponentially in recent years, reaching nearly 50,000 in 2017 according to the CDC. More than two million Americans are addicted to prescription opioid painkillers such as OxyContin and Vicodin. And the scope of misuse… Read On »
What Is Drug Addiction?
Drug addiction is a complex neurobiological disease that requires integrated treatment of the mind, body, and spirit. It is considered a brain disease because drugs change the brain — they change its structure and how it works. Without treatment, these brain changes can be long-lasting. Addiction is chronic, it is progressive, and if left… Read On »