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Is Addiction a Disease?

Is Addiction a Disease?

In the twenty-first century the concept of ‘addiction as disease’ is well founded and unanimously accepted amongst the medical community. In fact, the ‘addiction as disease’ first appeared about 40 years ago, way back in the 1970s. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) defines addiction as ‘a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized […]

Women Issues in Recovery

Women Issues in Recovery

​ In this blog post I shall discuss the substance abuse rehabilitation journey from the perspective of the female addict. Whilst it is true many of the same feelings and experiences are common for both male and female addict alike, subtle differences do remain and these differences are the subject matter of what follows. I […]