C. Scott McMillin | Recovery SI

Fear of the Disease Model

Many clinicians don’t view addiction as a disease, which they believe relieves them of the need to learn much about its pathophysiology.

Look what’s happened to the public image of rehab as a result of those awful high-profile celeb incidents.

One characteristic of Delta FosB is its unusual stability. It’s capable of persisting in the brain for a very long time.

Others enter counseling with no intention of changing at all. Their goal is simply to placate some authority.

The better we understand the origins of a depressed mood, the more likely we are to come up with an effective remedy.