Substance Use Disorder Insights

There are more deaths, illness and disabilities attributed to alcohol and drug misuse than any other preventable health condition.

Nearly one in four deaths can be attributed to alcohol, tobacco or illicit drug use. Substance use disorder is also linked to a variety of health problems. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most highly stigmatized medical conditions that exists. What needs to be more widely understood is that addiction is a disease of the brain, not a moral weakness or shortcoming. And because it is a disease, treatment is not only possible but effective!

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