A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or FMRI, is a procedure for neuroimaging using MRI technology. This process measures the activity in the brain by detecting changes in the flow of blood. The difference between an FMRI and an MRI is that the first requires an...
Interventions When someone is living their life in active addiction, there can be many factors contributing to the addiction. There are, of course, the physical and mental aspects of the addiction that remove the person’s ability to choose not to use. There are also variables such...
Motivational Interviewing is an addiction treatment method that is typically utilized with addicts who are unmotivated to conquer their addiction or those who are in denial. Motivation determines everything we do as humans. Having high motivation toward something pushes us to do what we may...
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) has been a controversial topic for the past decade, possibly longer. There are some who believe that ADHD is a common problem in children and teenagers as many suffer from hyperactive behaviors and poor concentration. Others believe the ADHD is...
The idea of holistic care is taking care of the body, mind, spirit, and emotions – the person as a whole – instead of just treating the physical body. It is centered around the concept of keeping a proper balance. Treatment centers will often employ...
Forms of Therapy When we think of a disease, the first thoughts that likely hit our imagination are cancer, bacteria, or infection. In these cases there is often a prescribed form of treatment/management that is used to counter it depending on the severity. Sometimes there is...
The brain runs the body through a series of electrical stimuli that tell the nerves, muscles, bones, and organs what to do and how to do it. Many of these are simple impulses that run naturally, without us having to think them into action. Throughout...
The Science of Addiction There is sometimes controversy in the field of addiction recovery as to whether addiction is a disease or not. For the most part, recovery services around the country use the disease model when treating addicts, and there is a plethora of statistics...
Relapse Relapse is the term used most commonly to describe the regression of a person’s stage of treatment. It is when someone has been clean or sober from drugs or alcohol, and then falls back into old habits and begins using or drinking again. What makes...
Addicts Are Powerless Over Their Addiction A very common problem when it comes to alcohol and drug addiction is that many people still cling to the idea that an addict can simply stop. Truth be told, without doing any research, or knowing someone who struggles with...
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