Bradford Health Services – Drug Addiction
Bradford Health Services – Drug Addiction – Recovery Moments While the path to drug addiction begins with the voluntary act of taking drugs, in time,with repeated use, many people lose the ability to choose. The addicted person can become focused on seeking and consuming drugs to the exclusion of everything else. Addiction is a brain disease that affects the brain in many ways, including reward and motivation, learning and memory, and inhibitory control over behavior. Drug abuse and addiction can disrupt many aspects of an individual’s life. Effective treatment programs use various components to address a particular aspect of the illness and its consequences. Addiction treatment and 12-Step Programs can help individuals stop using drugs, maintain a drug-free lifestyle, and improve social and behavior interactions in the family, at work, and in society. Addiction is a chronic disease and generally people cannot simply stop using drugs for a few days and be magically cured. Most patients require sustained therapy or long-term care to achieve recovery. Thank you for watching this short video and taking the first step to build a solid foundation to recovery. A foundation built on knowledge, love and compassion. We want you, your family and friends to live a life free from addiction. A life full of Hope. Help is out there. Don’t miss the opportunity to reach out for help. Be prepared with the knowledge and a plan to change a life in an amazing and positive way. For immediate help call Bradford Health Services 888.577 …
Are We Becoming Cyborgs?
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Greenfield : I'll just add one more thing, and that is the alarming increase in prescriptions for drugs used for attentional disorders in most Western countries over the last decade or two. Of course, it could be doctors are prescribing more liberally …
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Republicans battle each other in exchange wars – GOP demands Medicare …
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The reason is complicated, but it's partly because they're not very profitable, and that's partly due to a measure in the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 that tamped down prices on certain drugs and required Medicaid rebates and discounts. Looking …
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Departing Mexican Leader Leaves a Mixed Legacy
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In one of his first acts as president, he did, ordering several thousand troops to his home state of Michoacán. While the army had long been used to fight the drugs trade, it marked the beginning of a major escalation, involving up to 50,000 troops …
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This Week in Poverty: A Wake-Up Call on Housing and Homelessness
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Pathways provides its wraparound services through Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams that use evidence-based care that has been studied since the 1970s. Each team consists of a substance abuse specialist, vocational counselor, nurse, …
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