Recovery

Dysfunctional Thought Patterns Common Among Recovering Addicts

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Drug addiction treatment often involves a close examination of who you were as an addict, who you might want to become, and the thoughts that contributed to both those expressions of yourself. Certainly, this kind of examination must continue long past substance abuse treatment and into drug addiction treatment aftercare. Because the truth is, an investigation into thought patterns is …

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How Neuroplasticity Can Facilitate Recovery

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Historically, science and the field of medicine have viewed the brain as a hardwired organ. Once it learns something, that’s it, and over time, the learning slowly deteriorates with aging having an effect on human ability. However, in the 1960’s and the 1970’s that idea began to change. Instead, a new vision of the brain revealed itself, one that sees …

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