A Mystical African Root may help addiction…
What does the research show?
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Weight Loss Surgery and your Risk of Alcoholism
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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 Alcoholism
Please see your doctor for any medical treatment, this page is simply for your information.
First off, click here if you are wondering if your alcohol use is a problem.
If you do, see below…
Near Beer is considered a relapse for an alcoholic
Kratom the same for the opioid addict
Adderall for the meth addict
Nic vape for the smoker
Hemp for the pothead
Family with Addiction?
A Split Brain
The advice I am about to give is very counterintuitive. The reason? Your loved one has two brains. That’s right, they have an addicted brain and a sober brain.
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If addiction is a disease and addicts caught with possession go to jail, does that mean we imprison them because of their disease? Can we do better? Most argue for decriminalization but some even argue for legalization. Let’s look more closely.
Most people who recognize they have an addiction and fail over and over to overcome it have come to the realization that their addiction is a power greater than themselves. Wouldn’t it make sense to recognize that their healing would also have to be a power greater than themselves. The question is what is this power?
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Are you an Alcoholic?
Sick of being sick?
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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.
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