The natural high cannot be compared to the drug rush Any time you do something fun, exciting, or meaningful, your brain produces dopamine, a neurotransmitter that makes you feel a rush of reward and pleasure. Dopamine has to do with motivation; the first time you experience...
Why do mothers misuse or abuse drugs? The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that women generally use drugs to manage their weight, fight exhaustion, cope with pain, and self-medicate to address mental health problems such as postpartum depression and anxiety. Environmental factors may also include...
New Method Wellness provides Incidental Medical Services (IMS) that address medical issues associated with detoxification and/or the provision of treatment from substance misuse. The goal of IMS is to enhance the safety of treatment services and provide medical care related to the individual’s long-term recovery....
“Prodependence” is the new buzzword in addiction healthcare today, promulgated by psychotherapist Dr. Robert Weiss, author of Prodependence: Moving Beyond Codependency. In his interview with The Book Brigade, published in Psychology Today, Dr. Weiss explains how prodependence is the new and improved version of the...
Low self-esteem can masquerade as martyrdom and selfless service to others while neglecting your own needs and desires. In your extremely busy life, you seem to make time for everything that matters to you – substance abuse recovery, helping a friend in need, setting aside...
What is kratom? Kratom, also known as ketum, is a mind-altering substance derived from a tropical tree (Mitragyna speciosa) found in Southeast Asia. It is marketed as a regular supplement to ease anxiety, increase energy and relieve pain, and it is sold in the form of...
According to the second annual 2018 surveillance report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimate of over 630,000 people died from a drug overdose in the United States between 1999 and 2016. Beginning with overdoses from prescription painkillers in the...
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without _________ (fill in the blank). Many would insert the word “family” as they imagine images of intergenerational family members cooking, eating and laughing together over stupid funny stories at the dinner table. For single men and women, the idea of...
Origin of the Disease Model of Addiction The term “Disease Model of Addiction” was coined more than 50 years after the American Medical Association (AMA) first deemed alcoholism as an illness in 1956. No longer considered as just a behavioral problem, addiction is now defined as...
Are you too young to be forgetful about certain things that only older adults worry about? You walk into a room and immediately forget what you were looking for. You’re out with friends or at the grocery store, only to realize that you forgot your...