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| Title |
Addiction Is a Brain Disease, and It Matters
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Science, October 1997
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| DOI | 10.1126/science.278.5335.45 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alan I. Leshner |
| Abstract |
Scientific advances over the past 20 years have shown that drug addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease that results from the prolonged effects of drugs on the brain. As with many other brain diseases, addiction has embedded behavioral and social-context aspects that are important parts of the disorder itself. Therefore, the most effective treatment approaches will include biological, behavioral, and social-context components. Recognizing addiction as a chronic, relapsing brain disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use can impact society's overall health and social policy strategies and help diminish the health and social costs associated with drug abuse and addiction. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 34 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 29% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 18% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 13 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 30 | 88% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 9% |
| Scientists | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 962 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | <1% |
| France | 3 | <1% |
| Canada | 3 | <1% |
| Australia | 3 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | <1% |
| Unknown | 926 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 203 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 135 | 14% |
| Researcher | 119 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 119 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 49 | 5% |
| Other | 163 | 17% |
| Unknown | 174 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 242 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 100 | 10% |
| Neuroscience | 95 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 83 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 83 | 9% |
| Other | 153 | 16% |
| Unknown | 206 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 201. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 April 2024.
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#199,949
of 25,805,386 outputs
Outputs from Science
#5,750
of 83,317 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#35
of 29,299 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Science
#2
of 265 outputs
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