Abstract
Substance abuse and dependence are costly diseases for the patient and for society. Hopefully, defining addiction as a neurobiological disease instead of a behavioral problem will engender more empathy for the patient and more research for effective treatments. The demographics of addiction point to increased education and social advancement as meaningful preventative measures to reign in the ramifications of this prevalent and growing biological disease. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
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Sdrulla, A. D., Chen, G., & Mauer, K. (2015). Definition and Demographics of Addiction. In Substance Abuse (pp. 1–15). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1951-2_1
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