Category: Education

A Choice?

“Drug addiction is a disease that erodes a person’s self-control and ability to make sound decisions, while sending intense impulses to take drugs or alcohol.”

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Media Resources

WBUR Here and Now: How Changing the Language Of Addiction Affects Policy And Treatment | audio and article CBS Rewind: The German prison program that

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Government Agencies

“Trying to make sense of drug addiction can be tough. It’s emotional. It’s an unrecognized disease. It’s life-shattering. It’s everyone’s reality – we all pay

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Your Brain on Drugs

Our brains regulate everything that we do. It’s the most complex organ in our bodies. You naturally engage your brain to move your toes, appreciate

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The Disease

Dependency on a drug is a disease – a chemically induced, complex brain disease. The National Institute on Drug Abuse describes drug addiction as “a disease that

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Free to be Me

We know. We get it. Many of us have been at the crossroads and, like you, took that first step and asked for professional help.

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Quit Smoking

Find online help to quit smoking cigarettes Both these programs that follow are part of the American Lung Association and geared for an American audience.

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