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What Does It Mean When We Call Addiction a Brain Disorder?

What Does It Mean When We Call Addiction a Brain Disorder?

Informed Americans no longer view addiction as a moral failing, and more and more policymakers are recognizing that punishment is an ineffective and inappropriate tool for addressing a person’s drug problems. Treatment is what is needed. (NIH/NIDA – National Institute on Drug Abuse, Nora’s Blog, 23.03.2018)

https://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/noras-blog/2018/03/what-does-it-mean-when-we-call-addiction-brain-disorder