Drug addiction is a clinical condition, and because it generates both physiological and mental dependencies, it’s not something that a person can recover from through willpower on its own. Having said that, it is a treatable disorder, and with assistance it is practical for users to break away from the dependency. It will take lots of work, and it’s really a hard, and occasionally painful, process, but the appropriate treatment can do plenty of good for a number of people. [...]
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In the early 1900s when drug and alcohol addictions were first studied, they were thought to be simply a result of moral failure and a lack of willpower. Today, many scientific studies have brought about a new train of thought. Most organizations that deal with addictions now acknowledge that there are many more factors that can fuel an addiction. According to NIDA, the National Institute of Drug Abuse in America, addiction is a disease that affects behavior as well as the brain. There are both environmental and biological factors that result in the progression of the disease. Addiction is also a complex disease that requires a thorough understanding in order for it to be properly treated. [...] Why is honesty the best policy? This article looks at the pros and cons and will help people in recovery (and in life) to progress and achieve self growth. [...] Addiction is no respecter of class or creed as this piece from the Saudi Gazeet online reports [...] Drug addicts risk losing their benefits according to this BBC report [...] Saying ‘abstinence’ to a recovering addict is like saying ‘celibacy’ to a hot blooded male. In my years working on the Ovis Farm Project, the concept of Abstinence was one of the difficult principles to get across. It wasn’t that your recovering addict didn’t understand the word, it was just too difficult to see “how it applies to me.” [...] |
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