Jun 17, 2025 · Highlights Substance use disorders are chronic, treatable disorders that affect a person’s brain and behaviors, but from which people can recover. There are safe, effective medications and …

Jul 6, 2020 · Can addiction be treated successfully? Yes, addiction is a treatable disorder. Research on the science of addiction and the treatment of substance use disorders has led to the development of …

NIDA's mission is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health. NIDA is one of the National Institutes …

To help, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) created this brief guide containing five questions to ask when searching for a treatment program: 1. Does the program use treatments backed by …

This update of the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment is intended to address addiction to a wide variety of drugs, including nicotine, alcohol, and illicit and prescription …

Feb 24, 2023 · Addiction Treatment In 2021, approximately 43.7 million people aged 12 or older (15.6% of the population) needed substance use treatment in the past year. However, only 6.8% of them …

Jan 10, 2019 · Treatment Materials for Patients Visit these tools to find materials to help your patients learn more about drug addiction, addiction treatment, and how to determine a treatment program that …

WHY A QUICK GUIDE? This Quick Guide was developed to accompany Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment, Number 45 in the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) series published by the …

Jun 7, 2012 · This package of tools and training resources introduces the principles behind the clinical use of motivational incentives to help patients abstain from drug use while in a treatment program. It …

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