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!

Opiates passing alcohol as top addiction in Monroe

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Heroin and prescription drug abuse are surpassing alcoholism as the top addiction problem in Monroe County, treatment program officials report. "Opiates" — including illicit drugs and prescription pain-killers — accounted for nearly 41 percent of …
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Fight to save indigenous languages topic of summit

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"I associate a lot of the social problems today, especially with our youth _ the gangs, alcohol and drug abuse, drop-out rates, suicide rates _ I associate those things with a lack of identity, a loss of culture, loss of language, loss of traditions …
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Drugs: From Creation to Illegalization

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After the rise in the cost of alcohol during the 1920s, cannabis became an attractive alternative until a 1930s study emerged linking marijuana use by lower- class communities to crime and violence. It resurfaced during the 1960s, becoming a popular …
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Frequent Alcohol Testing Program Reduces DUI and Domestic Violence Arrests

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An innovative alcohol monitoring program imposed upon thousands of alcohol-involved offenders in South Dakota helps reduce repeat DUI arrests and domestic violence arrests, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Examining the first six years of …
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