Written by: Laura Anderson Fit CoachAlcohol addiction is an actual disease. It can cause a wide range of other health problems, such as heart and liver diseases, strokes, aggression, congenital disabilities, cancer, high blood pressure, etc.Another word for alcohol...
Written by: Christ RoyUnderstanding and dealing with medical conditions that affect a person’s mind can be very complicated. Treating it is one thing, but it is essential to understand why a person might be mentally unstable or affected by some...
The primary Neurotransmitter Of Reward And PleasureI’d like to expand on a brief post I did earlier titled: Adrenaline Rush vs. Dopamine Rush. You can find it by clicking here . After years of working with my close friend and college Dr. Ken Blum, It’s...
From all outward appearances Dr. Peter Grinspoon looks to be the epitome of success. The Harvard trained physician has an accomplished wife, practices as a primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Chelsea clinic and teaches medicine at his alma...
One of the first lessons I learned – and every addict is taught – in treatment is HALT, which are self-awareness cues critical to successful recoveries.HALT is like a flashing red light or an ‘early warning system’ alerting an addict in recovery that they are about to...
