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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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Problems with other substance use; Engaging in risky, unprotected sex, or experiencing sexual abuse or date rape; Increased risk of attempted or completed ...
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 how ...
Health care providers define drug addiction as an irresistible craving for a drug, out-of-control and compulsive use of the drug, and continued use of the drug ...
Treatment may also require withdrawal, also called detoxification, addiction medicine and recovery support. Counseling. A licensed alcohol and drug counselor or ...
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