Addiction Recovery Secrets, How to Stop Cycles of Addiction, Austin Vickers
Addiction Recovery Secrets, How To Stop Cycles of Addiction, Austin Vickers – Addiction is usually self created as the addict engages in alcohol or drugs as a way to escape, so what we really need to do is help the addict form a differ…
Does Addiction Run in Your Family? How to Talk to Your Kids About Their Risk
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mom talking to daughter If you've lived through a family member's addiction, whether a grandparent, aunt, cousin, sibling or your own, you intimately understand the gravity of the disease. But your children, blissfully unaware of their family history …
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Cocaine blues: are you rewarding a corporate drug addiction?
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People are encouraged to take responsibility for their own recovery, rather than rely on a group network and sponsors to support them. Freeman says while AA treats addiction as a disease, SMART treats it as a “maladaptive behaviour” and uses cognitive …
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Now That the 'DSM-5′ Is Out Can We Start Talking About the Effect It Will Have?
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Together, the legislation and the diagnostics revision are likely to dramatically increase the number of Americans eligible for addiction treatment. But the noble goal of securing more care for substance users could have an unintended consequence, some …
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