Addiction and the Brain – Drug or Alcohol Abuse Is a Disease.
Addiction and the Brain – drug or alcohol abuse is a disease. – Tim Brunson, PhD, talks about how the brain works regarding addictions (alcohol, drug addiction). Why does your brain respond to repeated behavior? How can you use suggestion and imagination to create an alternate reward instead of alcohol, prescription or illegal drugs? Listen to this video on addictions and find answers!
Alcohol, drug counselor Brenda Wiewel helps change lives, one addict at a time
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I Am Looking for a Natural Way to Treat Oppositinal Defiance Disorder Any Ideas?
Question by Jubalee: I am looking for a natural way to treat oppositinal defiance disorder any ideas?
I have a 6 year old daughter who is ADHD and ODD. Her doctor has
her on aderall and now wants to put her on Risperdone. I am just not comfortable with that as it is an antipsychotic besides on doctor a couple of years ago tried it and it gave her a “tic” He was a quack anyway. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Best answer:
Answer by peanut
Go get a second opinion. There are more choices than Risperadone. Therapy might help.
I NEED to KNOW the MONEY SPENT on ALCOHOL REHABS YEARLY. RECENT and RELIABLE PLZ.?
Question by Evan: I NEED TO KNOW THE MONEY SPENT ON ALCOHOL REHABS YEARLY. RECENT AND RELIABLE PLZ.?
RECENT AND RELIABLE PLZ.
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Answer by raysny
The most recent I could find for the US has the figures for 1997:
“A study shows that the U.S. spent a combined $ 11.9 billion on alcohol and drug abuse treatment, while the total social costs were more than $ 294 billion. The results were part of the National Estimates of Expenditures for Substance Abuse Treatment, 1997, which was released at the end of April by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.
Gateway Foundation Springfield Treatment Center
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Would Legalizing Drugs Create US Addiction Epidemic?
Would Legalizing Drugs Create US Addiction Epidemic? – Complete program available at: fora.tv Paul Butler and Theodore Dalrymple debate how drug addiction would be impacted if drugs were legalized in the United States.
Drug tests for welfare recipients weighed
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Although drug testing for public-assistance recipients has been discussed in a number of legislatures in recent years, only a handful of states have enacted broad legislation. More than 30 states have had some sort of proposal or bill about drug …
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How to Overcome Alcohol and Drug Addiction for Good
How To Overcome Alcohol and Drug Addiction for Good – A practical guide on how to overcome any alcohol or drug addiction for good. I used this method and I have been fully free for over eight years now.
Parents' group seeks members to help combat alcohol, drugs among youth
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The mission statement for IMPACT+ is: "To unite, advocate, and bring awareness of destructive decisions – drug, alcohol, and other substance abuse issues – through prevention, education, enforcement, and treatment in order to positively impact our …
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