IMAGEN: IMPLICATIONS FOR ADDICTION SCIENCE AND SCIENCE POLICY
Addiction, November 2007, Vol 102, Issue 11, PP1699-1700
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MARKUS HEILIG
"Substance use disorders are among the leading public health challenges worldwide, with alcohol use alone accounting for approximately 4% of the global disease burden. Neither the investment in biomedical addiction research, nor health service provision in this area adequately reflect the magnitude of the problem. In fact, the view of substance use disorders as medical conditions much similar to other chronic, relapsing disorders is still not widely accepted. Ultimately, this can only change if research elucidates the pathophysiology of drug seeking behavior, and points
to effective, mechanism-based treatments."
[For more information about the IMAGEN study, see:
http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/departments/?locator=1001 ]