S. Alex Stalcup, M.D. New Leaf Treatment Center 251 Lafayette Circle, Suite 150 Lafayette, CA 94549 Tel: 925-284-5200 Fax: 925-284-5204 [email protected] .
Detox Basics. Compulsion: loss of control The user cant not do it s/he is compelled to use. Compulsion is not rational and is not planned. Continued use.
Big Board
A Matter of Addiction: Brain Disease or Moral Failing
Addiction and Recovery: A Wellness Perspective
9. Addiction I
Who are you?. Where are you going? Hui Ho‘ola O Na Nahulu O Hawai‘i The group that gives life back to the people of Hawaii.
Definition of Addiction To be an addict is “to devote or surrender (oneself) to something habitually or obsessively.”
ADDICTION: Asking the right questions!. How much of the problem is nature and how much is nurture? Or is it a disease of the brain?
Drugs and Consciousness Tolerance: user needs more and more of a substance to get “high” –High vs. low tolerance Physical dependence: need drug or else.
