What Are the Causes of Drug Addiction ?

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can comeone tell me the causes of drug addiction

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Answer by patricia t
hereditary and some claim if you are allergic to something you crave it and get addicted to it…

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Causes, Treatment & Prevention Of Drug Abuse Training Video – National Institute of Drug Addiction. Drug Abuse: Meeting the Challenge. NTIS A17166VNB1, 1987. Causes, treatment and prevention of drug abuse are explored. Interviews with NIDA personnel and research scientists about ways the government is researching and combating drug abuse. Tape is somewhat clinical in nature. Producer: National Institutes of Health. Keywords: FedFlix; ntis.gov. Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment. More than three decades of scientific research have yielded 13 fundamental principles that characterize effective drug abuse treatment. These principles are detailed in NIDA’s Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide. 1. No single treatment is appropriate for all individuals. Matching treatment settings, interventions, and services to each patient’s problems and needs is critical. 2. Treatment needs to be readily available. Treatment applicants can be lost if treatment is not immediately available or readily accessible. 3. Effective treatment attends to multiple needs of the individual, not just his or her drug use. Treatment must address the individual’s drug use and associated medical, psychological, social, vocational, and legal problems. 4. At different times during treatment, a patient may develop a need for medical services, family therapy, vocational rehabilitation, and social and legal services. 5. Remaining in treatment for an adequate period of time is critical for treatment effectiveness. The time depends on an …

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Colombia drug treatment center plans spark debate

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Legalisation would compound the devastating effects of drug use and the drugs trade, as former UN head of drugs and crime Antonio Maria Costa argues, especially if the structural issues that leave those states without the resources to tackle the causes …
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Paul Hayes of NTA argues that debate on #legalisation detracts from tackling social and economic causes of addiction. http://t.co/2PH6OQu9 – by vickyunwin (vicky unwin)

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@baileyyellenn @_oh_that_girl_ lack of sleep also causes drug addiction, just ask @abart111 – by elizalewis1 (Eliza Lewis)

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It directly influences a person’s _cardiovascular_ system as it causes constriction of blood vessels and increased… http://t.co/9xz1l01i – by Sheriezzg (Sherie Asbury)