Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction
Organization:
National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
Publisher:
National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
Date Published:
April, 2007 This report published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) explains how science helps us understand drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior. It contains sections on drug abuse and addiction, best strategies for prevention, effects of drug abuse on the brain and health, strategies for treatment and recovery, and resources for practical solutions and prevention strategies.
Download a copy of Drugs, brains, and behavior: The science of addiction (PDF, 3.1 MB) from the NIDA Web site.
