Despite the scientific rigors of conventional medicine, healthcare professionals who specialize in addiction treatment will be the first to tell you they work in an inexact field of science. Thanks to neurochemistry research, we know about the various mechanisms of substance abuse and addiction, but we’re still not fully clear on how the brain recovers …
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Thanks to the work of mental health professionals and wellness advocates, there’s a strong expectation that substances such as LSD, ayahuasca, and ibogaine could return to clinical settings over the next few years. Legislators in various jurisdictions in the United States have been pushing for the decriminalization of certain psychedelic substances so they can be …
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Dopamine is a molecule that serves in a neurotransmitter capacity. Although it plays an important role in various mammalian functions and activities, it’s often discussed in addiction recovery circles because it just happens to be at the neurochemical center of substance abuse—the mental mechanisms of motivation and reward, which are intrinsic to the spectrum of …
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One of the most anticipated books of 2022 will be published in June by Kathleen Buhle, the first wife of Hunter Biden, the sole surviving son of United States President Joe Biden. The book, If We Break, is being promoted as an addiction memoir that goes into the sordid details of how Hunter Biden’s addiction …
Decades of research into what makes some people fall into addictive behavior have failed to produce a clear consensus of understanding. What we know for sure is that we can get addicted to just about anything and some substances tend to be more addictive than others, but this cannot be explained by molecular processes alone. …
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Since late 2021, the National Institute on Drug Abuse has been working with research partners to learn more about how ibogaine can be used in the treatment of opioid addiction, an issue that has turned into a deadly epidemic. If the results of this research initiative are positive, we could expect high demand for ibogaine …
Each year, 12 million people in the United States are treated for mild to severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is according to statistics compiled by the Veterans Administration, and they include patients who have suffered traumatic events unrelated to armed conflict. Everything from sexual abuse and domestic violence to catastrophic accidents and unexpected deaths …
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For many people who become dependent on liquor, tobacco, or controlled substances, one of the keys to recovery involves putting things into proper perspective. Being conscious of the effects various substances can have on our bodies may lead a rational person to recognize the importance of overcoming addiction or at least not abusing psychoactive substances. …
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In 2017, the United States Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency related to opioid abuse. In the two years following this declaration, the deaths of more than 70,000 Americans were attributed to opiate and opioid overdoses. In addition to the tragic death toll of the opioid epidemic, there’s also the …
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