Category: Rehab
Drug Addiction is Treatable
Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences. Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person’s self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs. This is why drug addiction is also […]
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Can drug addiction be cured or prevented?
As with most other chronic diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, or heart disease, treatment for #drug #addiction generally isn’t a #cure. However, addiction is treatable and can be successfully managed. People who are recovering from an addiction will be at risk for #relapse for years and possibly for their whole lives. Research shows that combining […]
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Effects of Drugs on the Brain
Most #drugs affect the #brain’s “reward circuit,” causing #euphoria as well as flooding it with the chemical messenger #dopamine. A properly functioning reward system motivates a person to repeat #behaviors needed to thrive, such as eating and spending time with loved ones. Surges of dopamine in the reward circuit cause the reinforcement of pleasurable but […]
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Practicing Compassion for Yourself: Dealing With Addiction From the Inside
The journey of recovery is not for the faint of heart. It requires you to recommit every day, every hour, sometimes every minute to staying sober. It can also be an isolating effort, even with the best support. Former party friends may not understand your journey while family and friends suddenly forget how to […]
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Top Benefits of Sobriety
Too often when we think of our recovery journey, we focus on quitting or stopping doing something instead of thinking about what we will gain. In this way, we focus on what we are losing which can be much less motivating than realizing all we may receive. Of course, losing some things is good. […]
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5 Facts You Might Not Know About Addiction
It’s taken the health care community many decades of hard work, but addiction is widely recognized as the disease it is by most of the population. This makes recognizing and treating addiction a bit easier in that we now have a shared vocabulary and a reduction in social stigma. Yet nearly 21 million Americans struggle […]
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Treatment Options for Recovery
Learning more about treatment options when dealing with addiction is a great way to arm yourself with the tools for sound decision-making. Drug and alcohol addiction and substance abuse, in general, is a concerning problem in the nation today, and it has been for some time. The issue worsens every year and brings a range […]
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