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ICJI > Governor's Commission for a Drug-Free Indiana (DFI) > Addiction Recovery Addiction Recovery

Addiction one of the nation’s leading public health concerns affects millions of Americans each year. Drug and alcohol abuse can lead to health problems, criminal activity, motor vehicle crashes and a decrease in work productivity. Unfortunately, of the five million people with serious and severe drug or alcohol addiction, only a little over two million receive treatment - a gap of nearly 60 percent.

Addiction is a chronic medical illness, much like type 2 diabetes and hypertension, that can be treated. Addiction is often the result of some combination of genetic heritability, and environmental factors.

Long-term drug use results in significant changes in brain function that persist long after the individual stops using drugs. These drug-induced changes in brain function may have behavioral consequences, including the compulsion to use drugs despite adverse consequences — the defining characteristic of addiction.

Recovery from drug or alcohol addiction is a process, one that by its very nature may include relapse. Occasional relapses during recovery are to be expected and are not an indication of failure. recovery information

Treatment works!

Most professionals directly involved with reducing substance abuse believe that treatment is the most effective and economical solution.

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In short, addiction is a treatable disease.









  • For more information about addiction, treatment and recovery, or joining a community coalition in the fight against substance abuse, please contact the Governor’s Commission for a Drug-Free Indiana. Click here to access your county.
  • The mission of the Governor's Commission for a Drug-Free Indiana is to reduce the incidence and prevalence of substance abuse, addictions and other behavioral health problems among adults and children of Indiana. This is accomplished through increasing the capacities of local communities to organize and develop comprehensive solutions to local substance abuse, addictions and behavioral health issues.

If you would like more information, please contact us.