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    Is Alcoholism More Difficult to Treat than other Diseases?”

    Alcohol can certainly be more challenging to treat than other substances for several reasons. One is that it there is a longer continuum that is affected by genetic and environmental factors; [...]

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    Traumatic Events- Their Effect on Thinking Behavior

    Trauma victims disassociate or compartmentalize traumatic events in the subconscious mind. How can we unlock those sequestered trauma memories that reproduce negative or even life-threatening [...]

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    Legalizing marijuana is fine. But don’t ignore the science on its dangers.

    By Judith Grisel, A Way Out Advisory Board, Professor at Bucknell University & Neuroscientist MAY 25, 2018 Three decades ago, I would have been over the moon to see marijuana legalized. It [...]

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    Relapse Prevention – How Important Is It?

    Relapse Prevention is important in addiction recovery. People who learn relapse prevention skills have a lower risk of relapse, and a better quality of life during periods of recovery. If they do [...]

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    THE AMYGDALA – EARLY CHILDHOOD TRAUMA and ADDICTION

    Friedrich Nietzsche said “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” Trauma consists of reactions to an overwhelming danger or an inescapable chronic threat which, particularly if it happens [...]

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