“Why they can’t stop”
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids — Oct 2, 2017 — It can be tempting to think, “Why can’t he just stop using drugs?” But experts Adam Bisaga, MD, a Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, and Alicia Murray, DO, a Board Certified Addiction Psychiatrist, describe the scientific research and changes in the brain that make it only focus on a drug like heroin or prescription pain pills, which in turn makes it very difficult to stop using that drug. + Find more information on medication-assisted treatment: https://drugfree.org/article/medicati…
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