Does Alcohol Affect Women Differently?
Press Release Mar. 2011
Nearly all addicted individuals believe in the beginning
that they can stop using drugs on their own, and
most try to stop without treatment. However, most
of these attempts result in failure to achieve long-term
abstinence. Research has shown that long-term drug
use results in significant changes in brain function
that persist long after the individual stops using
drugs. These drug-induced changes in brain function
may have many behavioral consequences, including
the compulsion to use drugs despite adverse consequences.
This is the defining characteristic of addiction.
Long-term drug use results in significant
changes in brain function that persist long after
the individual stops using drugs.
Understanding that addiction has such an important biological component may help explain an individual's difficulty in achieving and maintaining abstinence without treatment. Psychological stress from work or family problems, social cues (such as meeting individuals from one's drug-using past), or the environment (such as encountering streets, objects, or even smells associated with drug use) can interact with biological factors to hinder attainment of sustained abstinence and make relapse more likely. Research studies indicate that even the most severely addicted individuals can participate actively in treatment and that active participation is essential to good outcomes.
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