Dr. Friedman on the Brain & Pot
They seem proud of that, as if it were evidence of strength of character, rather than a sign of deep dependence on the drug.
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by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 23, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
They seem proud of that, as if it were evidence of strength of character, rather than a sign of deep dependence on the drug.
by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 7, 2022 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 19, 2021 | Treatment | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 28, 2021 | Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | May 13, 2021 | Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 28, 2020 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 7, 2019 | Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
There is research that links more potent cannabis, including skunk, to THC-related changes in the brain, among daily users at least.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jun 3, 2019 | Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
The best answer is the one we came up with to explain the selectivity of alcoholism: Differences in individual susceptibility.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 21, 2019 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
Suppose we could develop cognitive techniques and train the patient to use them whenever symptoms reappeared?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Nov 8, 2018 | Addiction Clinicians | 1 |
In fact, it’s often difficult to convince the trauma patient to seek treatment, in part because of fear of having to re-experience the event.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 25, 2018 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Of course, the drinker isn’t aware of having entered a blackout. Far as they’re concerned, things are proceeding as normal.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 8, 2018 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
We can’t predict in advance which user will turn out to be in which category, and frankly, neither can they.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Nov 30, 2017 | Addiction Clinicians, Addictive Substances, People in Recovery | 0 |
If addiction really is a brain disorder based in complex adaptations to a substance, then who’s to say those adaptations won’t occur with a different drug?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 5, 2017 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
There’s no blood test, no scan to aid diagnosis. Knowing intellectually that one in ten will succumb is very little help; it has no practical value in terms of predicting an individual outcome.
Read Moreby Paul Henry | Jun 23, 2014 | Addiction | 6 |
The way addicts and alcoholics themselves talk about their condition (“an emotional disease,” “a parasite the feeds on our emotions”, “an emotional cancer,” “a fear based disease”) is rarely considered in theories of addiction.
Read Moreby Paul Henry | Jun 16, 2014 | Addiction | 7 |
While it may have similarities to other disorders, the emotional dysregulation that characterizes addiction is not the same.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 6, 2014 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
The personal story that recovering folks tell at 12 Step meetings is a reconstruction of episodic memories.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 3, 2014 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
One characteristic of Delta FosB is its unusual stability. It’s capable of persisting in the brain for a very long time.
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