Drug addiction is a complex disorder that can involve virtually every aspect of an individual's functioning in the family, at work, and in the community. Because of addiction's complexity and pervasive consequences, drug addiction treatment typically must involve many components. Some of those components focus directly on the individual's drug use. Others focus on restoring the addicted individual to productive membership in the family and society.
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Treatment for drug abuse and addiction is delivered in many different settings, using a variety of behavioral and pharmacological approaches.
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Access to Recovery: Taking Action To Heal America's Substance Users:
Information and facts on the President's new three-year, $600 million federal treatment initiative, which will help more Americans combat their addiction.
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse has developed 13 principles of effective drug abuse treatment.
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Overall, treatment of addiction is as successful as treatment of other chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, and asthma.
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The National Assembly on Drugs, Alcohol Abuse, and the Criminal Offender brought together the top experts, officials, and representatives from around the country to establish and implement policies which will shift America's current system of dealing with drug offenders.
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The following is a listing of treatment-related publications from a variety of sources.
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The resource section contains a listing of related links to organizations that deal with drug treatment issues and valuable treatment tools. |
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