Affiliation:
1. The author is with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10-05, Rockville, MD 20857, USA.
Abstract
Scientific advances over the past 20 years have shown that drug addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease that results from the prolonged effects of drugs on the brain. As with many other brain diseases, addiction has embedded behavioral and social-context aspects that are important parts of the disorder itself. Therefore, the most effective treatment approaches will include biological, behavioral, and social-context components. Recognizing addiction as a chronic, relapsing brain disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use can impact society's overall health and social policy strategies and help diminish the health and social costs associated with drug abuse and addiction.
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Reference30 articles.
1. C. P. O'Brien and
2. McLellan A. T., Lancet 347, 237 (1996).
3. A. T. McLellan et al. in Treating Drug Abusers Effectively J. A. Egertson et al. Eds. (Blackwell Malden MA 1997) pp. 7–40.
4. Booth R., et al., Drug Alcohol Depend. 42, 11 (1996);
5. Colon H. M., et al., AIDS Educ. Prev. 7, 195 (1995);
Cited by
1172 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献