family and addiction

Addiction

Short Definition: 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 [...]

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Cocaine and Crack

Cocaine- a Central Nervous System stimulant. Cocaine is a drug extracted from the leaves of the coca plant, a fine powder (often diluted with other substances). There are three routes [...]

Understanding Blood Alcohol Content

Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) refers to the milligrams of alcohol per 100 milligrams of blood, usually expressed as a percentage. In other words, .10 BAC is 1 part alcohol for [...]

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Shame

Shame Shame, as the conductor of the affective orchestra in humans, is a powerful, elusive and tricky emotion that can protect or destroy the organism – depending on the circumstances. [...]

How to Self-Assess Your Drinking, And Then What?

The simplest way to begin to self-assess your drinking is to implement the Cage questionnaire. However, assessing your drinking openly and honestly, is not an easy task. Make sure that [...]

Understanding Blood Alcohol Content

Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) refers to the milligrams of alcohol per 100 milligrams of blood, usually expressed as a percentage. In other words, .10 BAC is 1 part alcohol for [...]

Vaccines to Treat Addictions ?

Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Cornell University have produced a long-lasting anti-cocaine immunity in mice by giving them a unique vaccine that combines bits [...]

When Drug Use Becomes a Problem?

It becomes a problem when a person experiences one or more of these instances: when use of a drug results in negative consequences ( physical, mental, social, emotional, legal, economic [...]

Characteristics of ACOA by Janet G. Woititz

In 1983 author Janet G. Woititz listed, in her book “Adult Children of Alcoholics”, thirteen characteristics most adult children have in common. This list is also known as the “A.C.O.A. [...]

Gambling

Gambling is a risk taking behavior where money or valuables are wagered and bets are placed on an outcome that is uncertain. Gambling urges are present despite harmful negative consequences [...]

Low Risk Drinking Guideliness

Guideline #1 Do not drink when: operating a boat, motor vehicle, tools or machinery; using medications that interact with alcohol; engaging in sports or other potentially dangerous physical activities; working; [...]

Problems Caused By Alcohol

Both alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence can cause many different types of problems that can disrupt a person’s life. They include health, emotional, social, work or school, and financial problems. [...]

Hallucinogens

Hallucinogens are drugs that cause hallucinations & distortions in a person’s perceptions of reality, including seeing images, hearing sounds, and feeling sensations that seem real but do not exist. Some hallucinogens [...]