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  1. Drug addiction (substance use disorder) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    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 they cause harm.

  2. Prescription drug abuse - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Using a prescription medicine in a way not intended by the prescriber can lead to drug abuse. Learn about risk factors and treatment for drug misuse.

  3. Drug addiction (substance use disorder) - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    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 they cause harm.

  4. Consumer Health: Addiction and recovery - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Substances such as alcohol, marijuana and nicotine also are considered drugs. When you're addicted, you may continue using a drug despite the harm it causes.

  5. How opioid use disorder occurs - Mayo Clinic

    Addiction is a condition where something that started as pleasurable now feels like something you can't live without. Drug addiction is defined as an out-of ...

  6. Drug addiction (substance use disorder) - Care at Mayo Clinic

    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 they cause harm.

  7. Teen drug abuse: Help your teen avoid drugs - Mayo Clinic

    Drug dependence. Some teens who misuse drugs are at increased risk of substance use disorder. · Poor judgment. Teenage drug use is associated with poor judgment ...

  8. Intervention: Help a loved one overcome addiction - Mayo Clinic

    An intervention can motivate someone to seek help for alcohol or drug misuse, compulsive eating, or other addictive behaviors. Discover when to hold one and ...

  9. Prescription drug abuse - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Treatment may also require withdrawal, also called detoxification, addiction medicine and recovery support. Counseling. A licensed alcohol and drug counselor or ...

  10. Alcohol use disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Problems with other substance use; Engaging in risky, unprotected sex, or experiencing sexual abuse or date rape; Increased risk of attempted or completed ...