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Results 1 - 10 of 521 for addiction
  1. Drug Use and Addiction (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... unborn babies. Drug use can also lead to addiction. What is drug addiction? Drug addiction is a chronic brain disease. It causes a ... use can change the brain and lead to addiction. The brain changes from addiction can be lasting, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druguseandaddiction.html - Health Topics
  2. Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... people use the terms "opioid dependence" and "opioid addiction." Dependence means feeling withdrawal symptoms when not taking the drug. Addiction is a chronic brain disease that causes a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/opioidusedisorderoudtreatment.html - Health Topics
  3. Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... people use the terms "opioid dependence" and "opioid addiction." Dependence means feeling withdrawal symptoms when not taking the drug. Addiction is a chronic brain disease that causes a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/opioidsandopioidusedisorderoud.html - Health Topics
  4. Compulsive Gambling (National Library of Medicine)  
    Many people enjoy gambling, whether it's betting on a horse or playing poker on the Internet. Most people who gamble don't have a problem, but some lose control ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/compulsivegambling.html - Health Topics
  5. Opioid addiction 
    Opioid addiction is a long-lasting (chronic) disease that can cause major health, social, and economic problems. Opioids are a class of drugs that act in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/opioid-addiction - Genetics
  6. Nicotine and tobacco 
    ... rate as smoking tobacco, and the potential for addiction is still very strong. Both smoking and smokeless ... Karam-Hage M. Nicotine. In: Johnson BA, ed. Addiction Medicine: Science and Practice . 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000953.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Substance use disorder 
    ... and paraldehyde. Using these substances can lead to addiction. LSD , mescaline, psilocybin ("mushrooms"), and phencyclidine ( PCP , or " ... not there (hallucinations) and can lead to psychological addiction. Marijuana (cannabis, or hashish). There are several stages ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001522.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Partnership to End Addiction (Partnership to End Addiction)  
    ... healthcare, government or your community, Partnership to End Addiction can be a partner in making quality care ... Learn more Learn more about the disease of addiction For parents & caregivers From tips on preventing substance ...
    https://drugfree.org - Other Resources
  9. Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Drug Abuse)  
    Drug Use and Addiction/Statistics and Research ... Drug Use and Addiction ... National Institute on Drug Abuse ... From the National Institutes of Health ... How Science ...
    https://nida.nih.gov/.../drugs-brain-behavior-science-of-addiction - External Health Links
  10. Understanding Drug Use and Addiction From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Drug Abuse)  
    Provides an overview of drug use and addiction, including what happens in the brain during drug use, why some people become addicted while others don't, and the importance of prevention.
    https://nida.nih.gov/.../drugfacts/understanding-drug-use-addiction - External Health Links
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