Meditation and Mindfulness for Addiction Recovery Addiction to substances or behaviors depends on a complicated interplay of brain chemistry, genetics, environment, and the availability of substances or behaviors to an individual. It would be irresponsible, therefore,...
Is Ayahuasca Safe? Ayahuasca’s popularity, including with young people, has been on the rise in the U.S. but is it safe? Research is relatively nascent, and many studies involve small samples or are conducted on animals. Thus far, however, anecdotal and scientific...
Signs of Addictive Tendencies For many who consume alcohol or drugs, there comes a time when they question whether or not they have become addicted. Most of society tends to consume alcohol to some degree. Fewer probably use illicit drugs. Most who consume alcohol are...
Is It Possible to Recover Without Treatment? There is an old saying, “Anything is possible.” Many believe this is true and perhaps it is. When it comes to addiction and whether someone can recover without treatment, a better question would be, “Is it probable”? From...
Illegal Drugs and Memory Loss Illegal drugs are widely recognized for their potential to cause serious health problems. In 2017, the CDC reported that the persons using illicit drugs is as high as 11.2% per month throughout the U.S. Education remains essential in the...