Revolutionary Recovery: Healing the Addicted Brain

Here we are getting deeper into Recovery Month.  As I said last week, the whole purpose of Recovery Month is to focus on the fact that alcohol and drug addiction exists, and yet, it is very treatable.  I think of Recovery Month as a time to showcase all of the great advances and treatments that have been discovered by scientific research over the last two decades. Read More

Over the last several weeks, I have tried to provide several key ideas that are essential to integrate into any successful treatment program: Read More

In spite of the longstanding national focus on drug addiction, alcoholism is still the most serious substance abuse problem in the U.S., and is the nation's third leading cause of death, behind only heart disease and cancer. There is a significant need for acute medical interventions that can initiate and maintain alcohol abstinence. Neuroscience has begun to focus more on understanding the brain in addiction and, as a result, more new medications to help treat alcoholism have been developed in recent years.  

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