The addiction and the brain blog category for Northbound Treatment discuss addiction effects. Here, we offer a wide variety of insightful information regarding all facets of addiction.
Addiction exerts a long and powerful influence on the brain that manifests in many ways. One is the craving for the object of addiction. Two is the loss of control over its use. And last is continuing involvement with it despite adverse consequences.
This category will discuss many different types of addictions and how the human brain responds to different substances. However, the addiction and the brain category is not only limited to this information. It may also contain information that spans slightly outside the brain, for example, the body.
Addiction to substances affects the body as a whole and therefore, at Northbound Treatment we work to understand all facets of addiction. You can you the material found here as a valuable resource. We strive to place high-quality content that is easily applicable to anyone dealing with addiction,
The Northbound Treatment addiction and the brain blog will often contain a blend of many different viewpoints. Therefore, it is not recommended to be used as professional medical advice. If you believe that you or someone you love is suffering from substance abuse or mental illness, you should speak with your doctor. However, if you do not have a doctor, we can help offer you recommendations based on your own personal situation. Please give us a call at (866) 311-0003 to discuss your options.
It is commonly held that brain activities are tied to behaviors and thoughts and specific areas of the brain perform specific functions making processing of information more efficient. Assuming this theory is true, neuroimaging should be able to tell us a lot about the behavior of the addict or alcoholic, theoretically speaking and what works […]
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Many people with schizophrenia wind up in drug and alcohol treatment. Sometime the person has substance induced psychosis, but other times they do actually have schizophrenia. Many drug rehabs shy away from accepting schizophrenic patients out of fear, but generally someone with schizophrenia is easier to manage and treat than other patients with “less severe”
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Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder, or group of disorder rather, marked by a breakdown of integration between emotion, thought and actions. It’s as if a person is cut off at the neck. It is a disconnect between the head and the heart if you will. Schizophrenia has both positive and negative symptoms. The positive symptoms
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The cerebral cortex contains the key brain regions necessary for language comprehension and production. It is important that all addiction treatment clinicians have a general understanding of the different disorders that may be the result of cerebral cortex damage. Sometimes people may present with strange symptoms that may or may not be the result of drugs so it is
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Neurons are the building blocks of the nervous system. It is estimated that there are 100 billion neurons in the human brain. Neurons are complex and have many components. It is sometimes helpful to get an understanding of the brain and specifically neurons to get a clear picture of what drugs and alcohol do to
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