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A Family Guide To Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free is a public education Web site developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to communicate to pare... Details >
Compulsive gambling is the obvious symptom of an emotional disorder. The emotional factors involved are: inability or unwillingness to accept reality, emotional insecurity, basic immaturity, and lack ... Details >
Addiction is a chronic, progressive, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive use of one or more substances that results in physical, psychological, or social harm to the individual .... Details >
Recovery is the process of overcoming both physical and psychological dependence on a psychoactive drug, with a commitment to sobriety.... Details >
Screening is a preliminary evaluation that attempts to determine whether key features of drug abuse are present in an individual. Assessment is a thorough evaluation designed to definitively establish... Details >
Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network is dedicated to identifying and advancing opportunities for improving addiction treatment. ... Details >
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) defines drug addiction treatment as an application of planned procedures to identify and change patterns of behavior that are maladaptive, destructive... Details >
AlcoholScreening.org is a free service of Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health. AlcoholScreening.org helps individuals assess their own alcohol consumption pattern... Details >
Buprenorphine (Suboxone® and Subutex®) is used to treat addiction to opioids, including prescription pain relievers like oxycodone and codeine. Use this locator to find physicians and treatment progra... Details >
Narcotics Anonymous Helplines can be located by geographical region throughout the world. Choose the country, state, or province and look for the city you desire. ... Details >