Some of the Symptoms of Drug Addiction One of the more common symptoms of addiction is the increased tolerance to the drug over time. In other words, the effect of the drug no longer kicks in as soon as it used to and the effects last shorter than before. Another common symptom is the withdrawal […]
Lear moreAlthough research in the past few decades has increasingly supported the view that substance use disorder (SUD) or addiction should be understood and treated as a disease of the brain, the concept continues to be questioned largely because of the stigma around the behavioural problems that form an intrinsic part of the condition. This stigma […]
Lear moreThe following definition of addiction is offered by The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM): “Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance […]
Lear moreIf detoxification is the first step to beating alcohol and drug abuse then what follows? It’s only after successfully removing the residual chemicals that patients are ready to start their addiction treatment program in earnest. The importance of detox It’s important to detoxify because drugs and alcohol cloud addicted peoples judgement and perceptions and without […]
Lear moreFriday 6th January 2017 We often hear from families of alcoholics and addicts that know how serious the problem is and urgently want to admit their loved one to a treatment centre. Due to addiction being a brain disease, the alcoholic or addict is usually the last person to realize that they have a problem […]
Lear moreA common misperception of drug addicts is that as individual’s, they lack willpower and deserve to be judged for this self inflicted behaviour and its consequences. Scientific research says otherwise, stating that addiction is a chronic disorder which can be treated much like other chronic illnesses can be treated. Addiction is a chronic disorder Addicts […]
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