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  • About Us
    • Mission Statement
    • Who We Are
      • Leadership
      • Staff + Program Contributors
    • Policy And Terms
    • Contact
  • Students
    • 18 Telltale Signs
    • Tips To Talk To a Friend About Drug Use
    • Addiction Symptoms
    • Am I Addicted?
    • Brain And Addiction Facts
    • Glossary Of Terms
    • Hotlines Directory
  • Educators
    • 18 Telltale Signs
    • Lesson Plans
    • Addiction Symptoms
    • Mental Health at Colleges
  • Parents
    • 18 Telltale Signs
    • How To Talk About Drug Use To Your Kids
    • Signs And Symptoms Of Drug Use
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    • Addiction Symptoms
    • Gateway Drugs
    • Help for Parents Online Course
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    • Guide to your Teen’s Recovery
  • News & Events
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Science Of
Addiction
  • How Addiction Takes a Hold in the Brain
  • Drugs Target The Brain’s Pleasure Center
  • Neurobiology of Drug Addiction
  • Dr. Nora Volkow – Science of Addiction
  • Addiction Is a Disease of Free Will
  • Dr. Kevin McCauley - Pleasure Unwoven
  • Dr. Carlton Erickson - Science of Addiction
  • When Addiction Runs in the Family
  • Discovering Addiction Genes
  • Neurons Transport and Communications
  • Interactive Explore Activities
Am I an
Addict?
  • Addiction Symptoms
  • General Signs of Drug Abuse
  • Are You Addicted To Drugs
  • Addiction Progression
Stories of
Hope
  • My Addicted Father
  • My Life Story
  • An Addicts Tale
  • Addiction is a Disease Not a Moral Failure
  • Stronger Than Addiction
  • Addiction Treatment Kaiser Denied
  • My Addiction Recovery Story
  • Saving Jake: When Addiction Hits Home
  • Share Your Personal Story
Helping an
Addict
  • Tips To Talk To a Friend About Drug Use
  • How To Talk To Your Kids About Drugs
  • Signs & Symptoms of Drug Use
  • 10 Survival Tips For Loving An Addict
  • How to Deal with a Drug Addicted Family
  • Naloxone: Everything You Need to Know
  • Helping A Child With Addiction
Recovery
  • What is Recovery?
  • 12 Step Programs:
  •  • Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
  •  • Al-Anon/ALATEEN
  •  • Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
  •  • Other Self-Help Groups
  • 12 Step Program – Pro’s and Con’s
  • Stories of Hope
  • Share Your Personal Story
Resources:
Videos, Books, Etc.
  • Directories
  • Celebrity Videos and more...
  • Crank by Ellen Hopkins
  • Taking the Ferry Home by Pam Conrad
  • Beautiful Boy & Clean by David Sheff
  • The Science of Addiction by Dr. Erickson
  • What Addicts Know by Christopher Kennedy Lawford
  • Alcoholics Anonymous
  • Parents to Ph.Ds: Interviews by: Cathy Taughinbaugh
  • Saving Jake: When Addiction Hits Home

Discovering Addiction Genes

Click here to read the artical from the Genetic Science Learning Center, University of Utah.

Other Related Articles
  • How Addiction Takes a Hold in the Brain
  • Drugs Target The Brain’s Pleasure Center
  • Neurobiology of Drug Addiction
  • Dr. Nora Volkow – Science of Addiction
  • Addiction Is a Disease of Free Will
  • Dr. Kevin McCauley - Pleasure Unwoven
  • Dr. Carlton Erickson - Science of Addiction
  • When Addiction Runs in the Family
  • Discovering Addiction Genes
  • Neurons Transport and Communications
  • Interactive Explore Activities

        

 

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