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Years of collaboration, research, and reviews of scientific literature have brought to fruition a new resource to address harmful and underage student drinking.  Developed by the NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism), the CollegeAIM (Alcohol Intervention Matrix) guide ...

Researchers work hard to develop new therapies and targets for the treatment of addiction. But discovering new potential treatments is just one step of many in bringing effective medications to people who can benefit from them. In order to fully research and ...

Scientists have been working to identify the parts of the brain that control addiction for decades. Now some researchers are developing strategies to heal these affected areas. Studies have shown that some of the damage incurred by alcohol abuse can ...

Ten years ago, Larry Long, then attorney general of South Dakota, initiated a program called “24/7 Sobriety,” seeking a more direct approach to stopping drunk driving.  Under this program, instead of being incarcerated or having their driving privileges revoked, repeat ...

Have you ever wondered what causes addiction? Scientists have understood for some time that the brain’s reward system plays an important role in addictive behavior. In an article from the Huffington Post blog, Dr. Lloyd Sederer, Medical Director of the ...

Editor’s note: This story addresses opioid addiction primarily, not alcoholism, but we at PGDF wished to share it as evidence of the growing movement to reduce stigma around alcoholism and drug addiction. More and more, addiction is being viewed as ...

June 10, 2015 marked 80 years since the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), “an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem.” The organization was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, both ...