The Problem of Addiction
Drug addiction is an insidious and devastating chronic disease; it attacks children just as they are approaching adulthood; it leads to crime, homelessness, prostitution, teenage pregnancy, and poverty; it causes an incalculable loss of financial and social resources… Read full text
The Science of Addiction
Substance addiction is a chronic disorder in which pathologic behavioral changes are associated with the use of substances that affect the central nervous system. Genetic, biological, pharmacological and social factors are all believed to contribute to the development of addiction, however the precise cause remains elusive… Read full text
The Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on the Adolescent Brain
Though it has long been known that teenagers are prone to impulsive behavior, to emotional rather than logical thinking, and to not fully considering the long-term consequences of their actions, only recently has neuroscience and MRI technology provided an understanding of why… Read full text
