EMDR in the Treatment of Addictions

EMDR in the Treatment of Addictions
Although addiction usually (but not always) begins with a conscious decision to use a drug, changes that occur in the brain at some point can turn drug use and then abuse into a chronic, relapsing illness Wasilow-Mueller et al., 2001). …. Describing …
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Addiction: Nature versus Nurture
In such cases, what is genetically inherited is not a unique response to a potentially addictive substance or behavior, but the propensity for an underlying neurobiological vulnerability that may, over time, lead to addiction. For instance, half of all …
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Neuroscientists find lateral habenula of brain controls sensitivity to …
Alcohol is a drug of abuse, earning its status because it tickles the reward system in the brain, triggering the release of feel-good neurotransmitters. The dreaded outcomes of overindulging serve the beneficial purpose of countering the pull … U of …
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House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and …
Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a component of the National Institutes of Health, to comment on the state of the science regarding the impact of drug abuse and addiction on …
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