How Does Marijuana Affect The Brain?
Ever wonder how Marijuana works in the brain and why it has it’s familiar effects on you?
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Why do Addicts Relapse?
A common answer from my patients is a bad event is to blame. “My father passed away. I got laid off from my job”. In recent times, the Covid-19 epidemic is to blame. “I was working from home and started drinking more and more.” Usually a series of external random events, out of their control resulted in the relapse.
Treatment for Opioid Addiction
Disclaimer: this is very basic information, please see your doctor before starting any of these medicines and see the links below for further information.
Better yet, what is the meaning of YOUR life?
Are you concerned about your drug or alcohol use? Do you wonder whether or not you have a problem? Maybe your spouse, child or a relative is a concern. How much is too much?
This is how doctors define addiction:
In Medicine we differentiate between healthy substance use, substance abuse and a substance use disorder. Let’s discuss Alcohol for example.
One standard drink is the following:
Men should drink no more than 4 standard drinks in a day and less than 14 in a week.
Women should drink no more than 3 standard drinks per day and less than 7 in a week.
This is per the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse recommendation.
How can the brain can choose to heal?
- Step 1. Free Your Mind
- Step 2. Heal Your Mind
- Step 3. Guard Your Mind
- Step 4. Use Your Mind
- Step 5. Help Another Mind
- Step 4. Use Your Mind
- Step 3. Guard Your Mind
- Step 2. Heal Your Mind
Is God The Answer To Addiction?
Many people avoid AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) because of the religiosity. What they are misunderstanding may cost them the potential to gain their sobriety.
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