When people think about addiction, they usually think about substance abuse. However, there are many types of addiction. It's important to understand that addiction is a brain disease and not a personal lack of willpower or weakness. Compulsive behavior is strengthened by substance abuse as...
Meth is an incredibly powerful and addictive drug. Only one use can create a compulsive need to use it again. Every meth use damages brain receptors, which makes it nearly impossible for the user to feel pleasure unless they use meth. Recovering from a meth...
Staging an intervention is an important part of getting a loved one with an alcohol or drug addiction to seek help. Many people struggling with addiction don't realize or are in denial that they need help. An intervention isn't necessarily how it appears in popular...
Individuals in recovery face a special challenge when they feel ready to re-enter the workforce. In Strengthening Professional Identity: Challenges of the Addictions Treatment Workforce, a 2006 report prepared by Abt Associates, Inc., based on stakeholder meetings convened by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment...
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...
In the weeks and months leading up to your spouse’s job loss, you probably noticed the red flags but did not realize how serious it was affecting his or her employment. One of the major signs of substance abuse addiction is poor decision-making, which affects...
Addiction has been dubbed a brain disease by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), and at the forefront of substance abuse addiction treatment is Psychoneuroplasticity (PNP), a cutting-edge advanced specialty care that is making waves in drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Traditionally, brain-based treatment has been used...
In a perfect world, nobody would abuse drugs because substance abuse harms your body, but in a world full of pain, grief, and hardship, people turn to drug and alcohol abuse because they’re trying to escape the pain inside and sometimes they feel like nothing...
What is a “protective factor”? In the context of substance abuse and treatment, a “protective factor” reduces the likelihood of an individual to initiate drug and alcohol abuse. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the following have been identified as protective factors against substance...
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