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See the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. What is SAMHSA’s National Helpline?SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. Callers can also order free publications and other information. 
Ryan Bode Moriarty. 2018. "Could You Be Love?"
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What is the definition of addiction? According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine:
"Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences. People with addiction use substances or engage in behaviors that become compulsive and often continue despite harmful consequences. Prevention efforts and treatment approaches for addiction are generally as successful as those for other chronic diseases." - See full article on ASAM website. Another definition, according to the American Psychiatry Association states: "Addiction is a complex condition, a brain disease that is manifested by compulsive substance use despite harmful consequence. People with addiction (severe substance use disorder) have an intense focus on using a certain substance(s), such as alcohol or drugs, to the point that it takes over their life. They keep using alcohol or a drug even when they know it will cause problems. Yet a number of effective treatments are available and people can recover from addiction and lead normal, productive lives." - See full article on APA website. 
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Research on art and music therapy in treatment programs published by National Institutes of Health. (2014). Click here.
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Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Examining the Evidence:
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Get accurate information about drug overdose deaths:
106,699 people died in the USA from drug overdose in 2021.
"Monitoring deaths from drug overdose helps us understand the epidemic’s impact on the U.S. population and tell us how the crisis is evolving – for better or worse. The National Vital Statistics System collects and shares critical information on deaths from drug overdoses, such as what substances were used and where deaths are happening in America." See https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/drug-overdose-deaths.htm#publications Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
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Current investigative reporting
See the reporting of Brian Mann of NPR / National Public Radio. Brian Mann, of North Country Public Radio, joined NPR as the network's first full-time correspondent to cover addiction in March 2020. He brings deeply researched investigative reporting to the constantly changing landscape of the addiction crisis in the United States. The Remember Love Recovery Project is grateful for Brian Mann's reporting which cogently explains emerging information on the entwinement of science, medicine, psychology, social services, policy and civic responsibility.
Brian Mann
NPR's addiction correspondent
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"My family has been deeply damaged by addiction," Brian says. "I lost my father and my step-brother to substance abuse. I'm excited by the challenge of breaking down some of the stigma around this part of our lives and helping people talk about addiction more factually."
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