Triggers and Cravings (Part 1): What Is Addiction?


 

Triggers and Cravings (Part 1): What Is Addiction? – This video introduces information about the concept of the disease of addiction, the changes to the brain of a person who abuses substances, and the physical and psychological reactions when substance abuse stops. It explains cravings, why they occur, and ways they can be handled.

 

Corcoran inmate suspected in choking attack on nurse

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

The 27-year-old inmate at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison allegedly attacked the 38-year-old female nurse about 5:25 p.m. by choking her with his hands and a handcuff chain, officials said. Prison officers intervened and used …
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MENTAL HEALTH: Prescription Drug Abuse: Definitions, Symptoms, and Help

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

If you, yourself, are struggling with prescription drug abuse, be aware that help is available. You may want to talk to your doctor, attend a 12 Step group such as Narcotics Anonymous (NA), or call a local treatment center for help. Contact information …
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Treatment center focuses on expectant mothers abusing drugs

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

Amanda Newton of the Jefferson Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center, or JADAC, explains, "This is an 80-bed facility, so we do three levels of treatment, inpatient that's detox, rehab, and residential." There's only one other treatment center in Kentucky like …
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MSTEPP seeking Havasu volunteers

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

Mohave Substance Treatment, Education and Prevention Partnership, or MSTEPP, is seeking volunteers in Lake Havasu City to round out its countywide exploratory efforts to implement a residential substance abuse facility in Mohave County.
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