The human brain is the most complex organ in the body. Having an understanding of how it works helps us to understand how drug addiction is a brain disease. Drugs affect the brain’s pathological and biological processes. Almost all drugs affect the chemical...
Charles Dickens was addicted to opium. Thomas Edison used cocaine elixir while he was working. Walt Disney attempted to overdose on drugs and alcohol when he was 31 years old. Jimi Hendrix was addicted to drugs most of his adult life. When he died, wine and...
There is not one single gene that puts one person more at risk than another for becoming addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. Many factors determine if a person will become addicted. Genetics make up 50% of the risk, while environmental aspects account for the other 50%....
People in recovery usually have no problem accepting that they need to talk to a counselor or therapist and go to meetings. We all realize that talking out our problems and past hurts can help the healing process. Writing has often been a part of therapy; clients may...
Survivor’s guilt affects the people who survive events that caused the death of others. The symptoms are feelings of regret, sadness, guilt, and powerlessness. Survivor’s guilt can affect soldiers in combat, people who have escaped natural disasters, and anyone...
