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  1. A better way to say that: Stigmatizing language affects how we treat addiction | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...e-affects-how-we-treat-addiction
    ... say that: Stigmatizing language affects how we treat addiction Substance use disorders (SUDs) are chronic, treatable conditions ... the words we use to describe addiction matter. Addiction is a medical disorder, not a moral failing ...
  2. Healing and haiku: One parent’s experience with addiction and loss | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/healing-and-haiku
    Opioids Healing and haiku: One parent’s experience with addiction and loss Haiku is a form of poetry ... In his book, "Haiku Snapshots: Reflections on Drug Addiction," Wally Berger shares haikus detailing the experience of ...
  3. Drug Use and Addiction 
    https://medlineplus.gov/druguseandaddiction.html
    ... Their repeated use or misuse can lead to addiction. ... unborn babies. Drug use can also lead to addiction. What is drug addiction? Drug addiction is a chronic brain disease. It ...
  4. Nicotine and tobacco 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000953.htm
    Withdrawal from nicotine; Smoking - nicotine addiction and withdrawal; Smokeless tobacco - nicotine addiction; Cigar smoking; Pipe smoking; Smokeless snuff; Tobacco use; Chewing tobacco; Nicotine addiction and tobacco
  5. Fighting the opioid crisis: NIH HEAL initiative takes on addiction and pain management | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...on-addiction-and-pain-management
    ... the opioid crisis: NIH HEAL initiative takes on addiction and pain management Plan is engaging multiple institutes ... to develop better nonaddictive pain management treatment. Reframing addiction In addition to researching opioid addiction and pain ...
  6. A safe home for young men struggling with addiction | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ng-men-struggling-with-addiction
    ... A safe home for young men struggling with addiction Parents and community build sober home for recovering ... to worry about a child with an opioid addiction. "When you have someone who is actively using [ ...
  7. Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) 
    https://medlineplus.gov/opioidsandopioidusedisorderoud.html
    ... 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 ...
  8. Substance use disorder 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001522.htm
    Substance misuse; Chemical use; Chemical misuse; Drug addiction; Addiction - drug; Dependence on drugs; Illicit drug use; Narcotic use; Hallucinogen use
  9. Quality Rating Tables - Retention Strategies for Medications for Addiction Treatment in Adults With Opioid Use Disorder:... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560316
    ... US); 2020 Jul. Retention Strategies for Medications for Addiction Treatment in Adults With Opioid Use Disorder: A ... maintenance treatment in prison settings: a systematic review. Addiction. 2012;107(3):501–17. doi: 10.1111/ ...
  10. Opioid addiction: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/opioid-addiction
    ... Learn more about the genes associated with Opioid addiction BDNF COMT GRIN2A OPRM1 Additional Information from NCBI ...
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