So you need to understand a little bit about who you are so that you can make good choices in the moment. When conflict is mismanaged, it can cause great harm to a relationship, but when handled in a respectful, positive way, conflict provides an opportunity to strengthen the bond between two people. Whether you’re … Read more
The hippocampus receives information from a wide variety of brain regions, many of them located in the tissue, called the neocortex, that blankets the brain and surrounds other brain structures. As is clear from patient R.B., removing CA1 pyramidal cells from the circuitry prevents the hippocampal memory system from doing its job. Alcohol interacts with … Read more
Additionally, one may consider visiting Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) treatment locator to find resources in their area. If a person uses it heavily long-term, they’re at risk for a number of memory-related health conditions. Alcohol affects short-term memory by slowing down how nerves communicate with each other in a part of … Read more
It involves acknowledging that addiction is a complex and powerful force that cannot be easily overcome through sheer willpower alone. By recognizing the lack of control over addiction, individuals can begin to explore alternative paths towards recovery. By seeking help for alcohol addiction in Step 1 of AA, you admit that you’re powerless to stop drinking … Read more
The main criteria for diagnosis of FASD is nervous system damage and alcohol exposure, with FAS including congenital malformations of the lips and growth deficiency. Fetal alcohol syndrome is on the severe end of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). FASD is a range of conditions in the child caused by the mother drinking alcohol during … Read more
The property is being used by the group as a treatment for alcoholism for the benefit of the group. As discussed in the previous section, Who is Responsible, an integral element of Oxford House’s efficacy as a treatment for alcoholism is the “group responsibility” that the Oxford House model requires. Oxford Houses meet the Charter … Read more
One thinks it’s like a wall, another like a snake, and another like a tree trunk, based on the part they touched. Like the blind men and the elephant, we only get a piece of reality that is just a perception. While these perceptions can lead us astray from the actual reality, they can also … Read more
Cannabigerol (CBG) is a non-psychotropic cannabinoid that behaves as an antagonist at both the CB1 and 5-HT1A receptors [32]. This antagonism reverses the anti-emetic actions of low-dose CBD, which likely occurs at the 5-HT1A receptor [33]. The pro-emetic properties of CBD (at higher doses) and CBG may play a role in the severe nausea and … Read more