Myths about the treatment of addiction

Addictions are chronic disorders, similar to arthritis and asthma, that require long-term treatment. Addicting drugs produce changes in brain pathways that endure after the person stops taking them.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 1996-01, Vol.347 (8996), p.237-240
Hauptverfasser:	O'Brien, CharlesP, Thomas McLellan, A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Addictive behaviors Adult and adolescent clinical studies Attitude to Health Biological and medical sciences Drug abuse Drug addiction Humans Medical sciences Myths Patient Compliance Prognosis Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Severity of Illness Index Substance abuse treatment Substance abusers Substance-Related Disorders - classification Substance-Related Disorders - psychology Substance-Related Disorders - rehabilitation Treatment Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Addictions are chronic disorders, similar to arthritis and asthma, that require long-term treatment. Addicting drugs produce changes in brain pathways that endure after the person stops taking them.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(96)90409-2