In this Scientific American magazine article, NIDA Director Nora Volkow reviews the foundation for and progress of the concept of addiction as a brain disease over the past three decades, …
“Drug addiction is a brain disease that can be treated.” Nora D. Volkow, M.D. Director National Institute on Drug Abuse
Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury is a Lifelong Condition Moderate and severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to a lifetime of physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral …
The brain disease model of addiction has contributed greatly to the current view of substance use disorders. Understanding the neurobiological changes that the brain undergoes has allowed …
When we hear the term ‘brain disease’, we may think of damage to neurons or pathological lesions that actually produce holes in the brain. In some extreme cases of drug addicts, lesion …
Understand the Structure and Pathways Associated with changes in the brain. Identify current recommendations for management of addiction as a chronic disease. Prevent future health …
Advances in neuroscience and imaging technology have rapidly evolved our understanding of addiction and demonstrated a great deal of support for what is often referred to as the brain …