Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments that treat this condition Addiction Services ResearchThe alcohol and drug addiction program is a multispecialty group of clinicians and scientists studying: The genetic component of onset and treatment of alcohol, drug and other addictions Treatment for addiction, including anti-craving medicines Read more about addictive disorders research at Mayo Clinic. PublicationsSee a list of publications about prescription drug abuse or misuse by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine. Research Profiles Edit search filters close Narrow your search By location Arizona Florida Minnesota View all View all physicians • Arizona By Mayo Clinic Staff Prescription drug abuse care at Mayo Clinic Request an appointment Diagnosis & treatmentCare at Mayo Clinic Oct. 25, 2022 Print Related How opioid use disorder occurs How to tell if a loved one is abusing opioids Kratom for opioid withdrawal Kratom: Unsafe and ineffective Mayo Clinic Minute: Avoid opioids for chronic pain Mayo Clinic Minute: Be careful not to pop pain pills Mayo Clinic Minute: Do not share pain medication Opioid stewardship: What is it? Tapering off opioids: When and how What are opioids and why are they dangerous? Show more related content News from Mayo Clinic Who is choosing to use prescription opioids? Oct. 22, 2024, 03:00 p.m. CDT Mayo Clinic Minute: 3 things to know when using Narcan during an opioid overdose March 29, 2023, 03:00 p.m. CDT Prescription drug abuseSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departmentsCare atMayoClinic Research: It's all about patients Show transcript for video Research: It's all about patients [MUSIC PLAYING] Joseph Sirven, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic: Mayo's mission is about the patient. The patient comes first. So the mission and research here is to advance how we can best help the patient, how to make sure the patient comes first in care. So in many ways, it's a cycle. It can start with as simple as an idea worked on in a laboratory, brought to the patient bedside, and if everything goes right — and let's say it's helpful or beneficial — then brought on as a standard approach. And I think that is one of the unique characteristics of Mayo's approach to research — that patient-centeredness — that really helps to put it in its own spotlight. CON-20376792 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Prescription drug abuse