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Terence McKenna on addiction 2/3

This is one man’s testimony about battling addiction and what the struggle is really all about.

Relapse Prevention – Common Causes of Relapse in Each Phase of Addiction Recovery

Despite the best of intentions, a large number of people entering addiction recovery will relapse.

Addiction recovery can be looked at as having 3 phases, each with its goals and growth opportunities. In each phase there are certain dangers present that need to be identified and planned for. Let’s take a look at each of these 3 phases.

Phase 1, Early Recovery

In early recovery the goal at its simplest is abstinence from all mood altering chemicals. Stop using. In order to do that certain areas of new knowledge need to be addressed:

Knowledge of addiction and its global effects must be learned. Refusal skills and coping skills must be identified and learned. A sobriety based support system must be started and developed.

Three Factors That Make Alcohol Addiction and Drug Addiction a Disease

Why is it that the addiction to drugs and alcohol is increasing everyday? No one asks to become a victim of alcohol addiction or drug addiction, so how does it happen?

Let’s examine these questions in detail.

First it’s important to understand the cycle of addiction. When a person takes things like alcohol or drugs, these substances alter the chemical composition of the brain. Alcohol and drugs causes the brain to release endorphins, the pleasure causing agents. As a result the person loses all his inhibitions and feels “high”. The process of addiction is a sine wave phenomenon with sharp peaks and troughs. As the intoxication weras off, a feeling of being let down or depresion can occur. The phenomena of craving occurs because of the body’s physical demands. He becomes focused on just one thing and that is getting high again. He spends all his energy in getting the drug or the alcohol and nothing else matters.

Addiction to Prescription Drugs

Drug Addiction: Prescription Drugs

Everybody knows what addiction is. It is a continuing intense need for a certain something: alcohol, food, cigarettes – you name it, you can get addicted to it. It is the unnecessarily strong need to have the item you are craving for. When you talk about drug addiction, the usual idea that pops into our minds are those drugs that can be obtained through drug dealers and are illegally bought and sold. What some people do not know is that drugs or medication that we ingest to help us feel better or to cure certain ailments are emerging as substances that can also be abused. These are often mood-altering drugs like sedatives or pain killers that give people that feeling of being detached from the world or being in a state of euphoria. These drugs are either taken in tablet form, via injections, or as pills. Whatever form they take, prescription drugs are now becoming a rising force to be reckoned with in the fight against drug addiction.