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Consider two adult siblings who grew up in the same household and same family atmosphere. One sibling can drink socially—he enjoys a beer now and then, but overall, he can take it or leave it—while ...

The Camden County Board of Commissioners and the Addiction Awareness Task Force (AATF) launched the Break the Stigma campaign to change the conversation around addiction and recovery. This initiative ...

Cocaine addiction may persist because the drug rewires brain circuits through a protein called DeltaFosB. This buildup ...

Navigating addiction treatment options can be overwhelming, especially with so many programs and claims available. Lear ...

A few items in the news recently: I. Jamie Lee Curtis announces her 22nd year of sobriety. Actor Jamie Lee Curtis has proudly proclaimed her 22 years of sobriety from the pharmaceutical opiate, ...

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Although the perspective regarding mental health and substance addiction is slowly shifting, there is still a significant lack of support available when it comes to confronting these issues. While ...

Addiction research poses an exciting challenge for young scientists who wish to address one of the most important and persistent problems confronting society today (see Chapter 2). However, a number ...

After a surge fueled by the opioid epidemic and the spread of fentanyl, drug overdose deaths in the United States have begun to decline, as have nonfatal overdoses. The exact reasons for this drop ...