But the very idea of a drug to treat addiction rankles others.
The search for pharmacology to treat addiction is not new.
Since then, it has been best known for its use in treating narcotic addiction.
Graham looks at methods of treating addiction and the latest research into the subject.
It is good to have many different approaches and choices as we treat addiction.
The association itself attests to what a growth industry treating addictions has become.
Scientific research since 1970 shows that effective treatment addresses the multiple needs of the patient rather than treating addiction alone.
The way that acupuncture might work to treat addiction remains unclear.
I am thinking in particular of information campaigns and programmes to treat addiction to smoking.
What Volkow means is that in a decade or so, we may actually start treating addiction effectively.