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The Definition of Addiction
Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences. People with addiction use substances or engage in behaviors that become compulsive and often continue despite harmful consequences. Prevention efforts and treatment approaches for addiction are generally as successful as those for other chronic diseases.
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Improving the Language of Addiction
The language that members of the media use in their reporting plays a significant role in reducing stigma surrounding addiction and overcoming this critical barrier to treatment. Help us reduce stigma by using the following NIDAMed guidelines for language:
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The ยายืสำฦต Weekly
The ยายืสำฦต Weekly is a source of timely, useful news briefings of top stories for addiction medicine combined with ยายืสำฦต developments in education, advocacy, state chapter news, and more. ยายืสำฦต Weekly is a great way to keep informed and is delivered to the inboxes every Tuesday.
Understanding Addiction
on addiction provides informative and up-to-date on-demand background on addiction and treatment. Explore a variety of relevant sessions led by leading experts in the field.
Thank you to the reporters and outlets who attended our past Annual Conferences and training. These training sessions increased journalists' knowledge of complex issues surrounding the opioid epidemic in order to improve public understanding.
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