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Substance Abuse Basics


Everything You Need To Know About Addiction - McLean Hospital

Organizations such as the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the American Psychiatric Association consider substance use disorders a mental ...

Substance Abuse: Drug Types, Alcohol, Tobacco, and More - WebMD

It's not just about illegal drugs. Using pain meds, alcohol, and other legal substances the wrong way can also harm your health.

Addiction and Recovery Basics - IRETA

In a few sentences, these are the things we believe everyone should know about drug and alcohol addiction.

Substance Use & Recovery Visits (BASICS and Nicotine Cessation)

Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students, or BASICS, is a program designed to assist students in examining their drinking ...

Understanding Drug Use and Addiction DrugFacts

Provides an overview of drug use and addiction, including what happens in the brain during drug use, why some people become addicted while ...

Substance Use Basics | Psychiatry - Michigan Medicine

In order to help a Veteran who's struggling, you'll first need to have a firm understanding of the issues at hand. Substance Use Basics.

Substance Use Disorder (SUD): Symptoms & Treatment

Some of the most common substances include alcohol, opioids and marijuana. It can range from mild to severe (addiction). SUD is a treatable mental health ...

Addiction | Psychology Today

It is important to know that such brain changes are reversible after the substance use or behavior is discontinued. Both substance use disorders and gambling ...

Fundamentals of Addiction - CAMH

Addiction is often not well understood—even by primary care providers. People with substance use problems are also stigmatized, which makes patients unlikely to ...

Drug addiction (substance use disorder) - Symptoms and causes

Drug addiction affects your brain and behavior to the point where you can't control your use of legal or illegal drugs, even when you know ...

Understanding substance use disorders - NCSC

Drug Facts (National Institute on Drug Abuse): Useful landing page that has links to basic facts and effects of various drugs, addiction, recovery, and ...

High Risk Substance Use in Youth | Adolescent and School Health

Learn why substance use is a problem for teens, what puts teens at risk, and how to prevent use of high-risk drugs like heroin, opioids, and meth.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is the lead federal agency supporting scientific research on drug use and addiction. NIDA's mission is to ...

Drug Abuse & Addiction: Effects on Brain, Risk Factors, Signs

Drug addiction isn't about just heroin, cocaine, or other illegal drugs. You can get addicted to alcohol, nicotine, sleep and anti-anxiety ...

Drug Use and Addiction - MedlinePlus

Drugs include prescription and over-the-counter medicines, alcohol, tobacco, and illegal substances. Their repeated use or misuse can lead ...

What Is a Substance Use Disorder? - Psychiatry.org

Many drug-addicted individuals also have other mental disorders. Medically assisted detoxification is only the first stage of addiction treatment and by itself ...

Substance Use Basics for College and University Students - YouTube

In this video, we'll provide an in-depth explanation of Substance Use. Learn more about Substance Use here: ...

National Judicial Opioid Task Force

Addiction: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) defines addiction as “a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug ...

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division | prevention-strategy

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention What are the Basic Prevention Strategies? Prevention strategies targeting youth have evolved over the past 20 years as ...

Harm Reduction Principles

Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Understand the principles of harm ...