US Government Bill Labels Addiction as a Disease The Recognizing Addiction as a Disease Act of 2007, sponsored by Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.), seeks to literally rewrite the federal government’s language regarding addiction and recovery, ABC News reported Aug. 3. The legislation calls for renaming the National Institute on Drug Abuse as the “National Institute …∞
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Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction This, 30-page, full-color booklet explains in layman’s terms how science has revolutionized the understanding of drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior. The ‘Science of Addiction’ booklet discusses the reasons people take drugs, why some people become addicted while others do not, how drugs work …∞
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