Drug addiction is considered a chronic disease and a brain disorder because it can chemically change brain function and structure. Drugs can impact a person’s “reward system” and trigger the unnatural stimulation of dopamine neurotransmitters. This is why people who get addicted to drugs find it hard to quit, especially since their brains make them
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW) is seven days of a national health observance created for teens that promotes local events that use science from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) to shatter the many myths surrounding drug and alcohol abuse. The Internet, social media, TV, movies, music and uninformed peers create a lot
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