Report shows disconnect between addiction science, treatment

Columbia University think tank reports doctors aren’t trained to treat addiction

 
BY JACLYN COSGROVE | Modified: June 25, 2012 at 12:00 am | Published: June 26, 2012   

Although scientific research shows that addiction is a complex brain disease, many people still misunderstand it as a moral failure or lack of willpower, according to a report released Tuesday.

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The report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University states that U.S. doctors are unprepared to intervene or treat addiction, even though there have been...
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