Ending your addiction relationship isn’t easy, but it will be the finest decision you’ve ever made. Whether you’re a rising alcoholic or a heroin addict, it is difficult to get through the day. And your connection with your drug of choice is similar to a terrible love relationship. You may be aware that it is […]
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The overuse of depressants can lead to symptoms of CNS depression, including slowed reflexes, lightheadedness, fatigue, and difficulty breathing. Depressants affect GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter that slows down activity in the brain. When severe, CNS depression caused by substances such as opioids, alcohol, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and sleeping medications can be fatal. Before discussing the effect […]
Sure, the hangovers sucked and made working life increasingly difficult, but it seemed like a small price to pay for grabbing life by the horns. New country (for both of us), new people new adventures. My husband and I had never spent more than a couple of weeks physically together before he moved halfway across […]
Sober living homes offer a safe space to live with others who are also working on addiction recovery. Our residents often have already completed rehab inpatient treatment or may be attending outpatient treatment while in victory programs. Sober living homes serve as a halfway point before residents return to the “real world” and the accompanying […]
Also, bacteria that escape this area can change the immune system in your liver, which can lead to inflammation and, potentially, alcoholic liver disease. Additional studies in rodents assessed the effects of alcohol on the effectiveness of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination, which protects against tuberculosis. The studies found that when animals consumed ethanol before BCG […]
It may also reduce the activity of glutamate, an amino acid that has been shown to play a role in withdrawal. Gabapentin works by increasing levels of GABA in the brain to alleviate symptoms. This is yet another autonomic nervous system response to alcohol withdrawal. Enhancing Healthcare Team Outcomes Patients with mild to moderate withdrawal […]
Initial evidence suggests that implicit measures of expectancies are correlated with relapse outcomes, as demonstrated in one study of heroin users [61]. In another recent study, researchers trained participants in attentional bias modification (ABM) during inpatient treatment for alcohol dependence and measured relapse over the course of three months post-treatment [62]. Relative to a control […]