Sober living

After receiving the drug intravenously, researchers noticed that the activity and connectivity of the salience network, observed via fMRI imaging, very closely paralleled almost every participant’s subjective experience of feeling high. When the imaging showed increased activity in this part of the brain, participants’ reports of feeling high increased. When the imaging showed decreasing activity … Leer más

To date, three medications have been approved by the FDA to help prevent a return to heavy drinking. You don’t need specialized training or licensing to prescribe these non-addicting medications, so they are no more complicated to prescribe than those for other common medical conditions. As with treatment for other mental health conditions, such as … Leer más

To stay strong in recovery requires motivation, and persistence in the face of challenges. You should prepare to overcome discouragement by knowing in advance that your motivation is going to have ups and downs, and you’ll have to keep going anyway. As the lines between real and fake blur, Americans increasingly chase the idea of … Leer más

These alkaloid compounds have been suggested to be responsible for the physiological effects of alcohol as well as the manifestation of the behavioural aspects of alcohol-related disorders. Alcohol acts presynaptically at the GABA neuron,, increasing GABA how does alcohol affect dopamine release and postsynaptically enhancing GABA receptor action. We are a community of more than … Leer más