Posts Tagged ‘addiction as a brain disease’
21st Century Brain Research – Empowering!
21st Century Brain Research – you won’t believe it! I had the incredible opportunity to attend a roundtable, titled: “GRAY MATTERS, Your brain, your life, and brain science in the 21st century,” at Stanford University on October 6, 2012. I’ve included the link to the taped show below – the discussion starts at 9:02. But…
Read MoreAddiction a Brain Disease? But How?
Addiction a brain disease? “No way,” or some variation thereof, is the typical reaction, I hear. Followed by something along the lines of, “Cancer is a disease. All they have to do is put down the bottle [or stop using the drug]!” Recent Research Identifies Why/How Addiction is a Brain Disease Thanks in large part…
Read MoreAddiction Treatment – What to Look For
Making sense of addiction treatment (whether its for drugs or alcohol or both or for a co-occurring disorder), which is having both an addiction and a mental illness, is daunting to say the least. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has created a terrific resource to help people determine what they should look for…
Read MoreAddiction – Understanding the Illness
Addiction is often a misunderstood disease which can also make treatment difficult. The following is a guest post by Ian Koch, MS, LADC, and Operations Manager of North East Addiction Consultants, established to help families of drug addicts and alcoholics guide their loved one into recovery. Though they specialize in the northeast, their network spreads across the…
Read More“The Dance” — Addiction is a Family Disease
Codependency and addiction – they go hand-in-hand and eventually become something of a dance. Let me explain… Addiction (whether to drugs or alcohol) affects everyone in the family, which is why it’s commonly referred to as a “family disease.” It causes members of a family to develop coping methods that help them interact with one…
Read MoreBreakingTheCycles.com Celebrates 3 Years!
by Lisa Frederiksen I wrote my first blog post for BreakingTheCycles.com three years ago, today! Since then, I have expanded my work to include workshops and presentations, consulting services, books, and collaborative efforts focused on 21st century brain and addiction-related research in an attempt to help all concerned better understand that addiction, its causes (aka…
Read MoreAddictions Are Treatable Brain Diseases
The idea that addictions are treatable brain diseases is foreign to most people. The definition of the disease itself – addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease – is little understood, and as such, so are its treatment. The following is a guest post by Judith Ann Miller, Ph.D., and CEO of Courage to…
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