Your Health Matters
Addiction is a "biopsychosocial" disease, meaning biology, psychology and a person's social environment all contribute to its development. Addiction crosses all borders affecting people no matter gender, ethnicity or income. It is a chronic, progressive disease that can often turn fatal. More than 22 million people have alcohol or drug problems.
Health Tips
An estimated 3.1 million Americans have received treatment for alcoholism and alcohol related problems. Addiction can be overcome with proper treatment, prevention and more research.
Health Trends
Research shows that there are genetic and biological risk factors
that make some people more likely to become alcoholics once they start
drinking. Children of alcoholic parents are also more likely to develop
the disease than children of non-alcoholic programs.
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