Broken Relationships from Addiction

This is an amazing article. Please read and pass it along to whomever needs it. Broken relationships from addiction can be repaired in time with work. https://journeypureriver.com/repair-relationships-broken-by-addiction/ Written by Journey Pure Staff Addiction is a chronic disease that can negatively affect a person’s life and health. What many people don’t know is that addiction is

Depression in Sobriety – Repost

HOME  »  ADDICTION ARTICLES  »  Addiction Facts  »  5 Ways To Cope With Depression In Sobriety https://yourfirststep.org/5-ways-cope-depression-sobriety/ 5 Ways To Cope With Depression In Sobriety It’s no secret that sobriety can be a challenging part of life for many addicts and alcoholics around the world. Finding light in the seemingly endless bleakness that we may

FDA will broaden how it evaluates new addiction treatment drugs

https://www.statnews.com/2018/08/06/fda-expands-medication-assisted-treatment/ The Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced a shift in the way it evaluates drugs to treat opioid addiction that the agency says will give it more flexibility to approve new treatments. Now, rather than merely examining whether a potential treatment reduces opioid use, the agency will consider factors like whether a drug

Repost – Understanding Addiction

https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/how-addiction-hijacks-the-brain.htm How Addiction Hijacks the Brain Addiction involves craving for something intensely, loss of control over its use, and continuing involvement with it despite adverse consequences. Addiction changes the brain, first by subverting the way it registers pleasure and then by corrupting other normal drives such as learning and motivation. Although breaking an addiction is