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Addiction Medicine: Closing the Gap
40 million Americans 12 and older meet the medical criteria for addiction, but most who need treatment don't receive it.
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January 10, 2013
Journalist and author Maia Szalavitz speaks to CASAColumbia about addiction treatment in America.
June 26, 2012
Addiction Medicine: Closing the Gap between Science and Practice, reveals addiction treatment neglected by the U.S. medical system and a lack of national treatment standards to assure quality care for those with the disease of addiction.
CASAColumbia In the News
- Effective Addiction Treatment
February 4, 2013, The New York Times - How Can We Solve the Opioid Epidemic?
January 28, 2013, TheFix.com - Letting Teens Drink at Home is too Risky
January 21, 2013, The Denver Post
Fast Facts
- Half of college students binge drink and/or use other drugs and almost a quarter meet medical criteria for addiction.
- 1 in 4 Americans will have an alcohol or other drug problem at some point in their lives.
- 40.3 million people (16%) in the U.S. 12 and over meet the medical criteria for addiction -- more than the share of the population with cancer, diabetis or heart disease.
