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Overview

  1. Substance Abuse & Addiction

    1. What Is Substance Abuse?
    2. What Is Drug Addiction?
    3. Signs of Drug Addiction
    4. Tolerance, Physical Dependence, and Addiction Explained
    5. Addiction: What Is Denial?
    6. Why Some Have Less Access to Addiction Treatment
    7. How to Get Help With Addiction if You’re Uninsured

  2. Risk Factors

    1. Drug Addiction, Genes, and Your Environment
    2. Addiction and Other Mental Health Concerns
    3. Substance Use Disorder in Transgender and Nonbinary People

  3. Screening & Tests

    1. How Does Screening for Substance Use Disorders Work?
    2. What’s the CAGE Assessment?
    3. What Is a Toxicology Test?
    4. Urine Drug Tests for Illicit Drug Use

  4. Complications & Consequences

    1. What to Know About Substance Misuse and Eye Changes
    2. Addiction and Nutrition
    3. Connection Between Sleep and Substance Misuse
    4. Addiction and Your Job
    5. What to Know About Addiction and Suicide
    6. Disclosing Substance Use at the ER

  5. Intervention & Seeking Help

    1. Early Intervention for Substance Use Disorders
    2. How to Ask for Help With Addiction
    3. Talking to a Doctor About Substance Abuse

  6. Detox & Treatment

    1. Addiction: What to Know About Detox
    2. Addiction: Know Your Health Care Team
    3. Ketamine for Addiction: What to Know
    4. Deep Brain Stimulation for Addiction
    5. NAD Therapy for Addiction: What to Know
    6. Counseling and Substance Use Disorders

  7. Recovery & Relapse

    1. How Exercise Can Help With Addiction Recovery
    2. Addiction: What to Know About Relapse
    3. Tips to Help You Stay Sober
    4. Mind-Body Techniques for Sobriety

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