Alternative Drug Abuse Recovery Program For Overcoming Drug Addictions

A series of studies at University of Florida over the past five years has shown that using the popular club drug Ecstasy, also called MDMA, and other forms of [tag]methamphetamine[/tag] lead to the same type of brain changes, cell loss and protein fluctuations in the brain that occur after a person endures a sharp blow [...]

[Read more →]

Electrical signals in the brain are sent using chemicals called neurotransmitters. All addictive drugs
affect the production, release, or elimination of neurotransmitters.

[Read more →]

Researchers have generally known that people with ADHD are more likely than others to smoke cigarettes and abuse alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and other drugs.

[Read more →]

Many people with ADD self-medicate (treat their underlying problems) with substances as a way to feel more focused, more together, less anxious, less depressed, less overwhelmed, and just generally better.

[Read more →]

In studies of patients who had smoked marijuana, Dr. Daniel Amen found significant changes in brain activity, especially those who were heavy users. Decreased brain activity was found in the prefrontal cortex and temporal lobes.

[Read more →]

The scans of brains of people who have abused drugs showed abnormalities.

[Read more →]