It is well known that the lack of a strong community is a primary reason for failure in long-term recovery

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What Can Rats Tell Us About Addiction?

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Addiction Assessment Pinpoints the Problem

[responsive_video type=’youtube’ hide_related=’1′ hide_logo=’1′ hide_controls=’0′ hide_title=’1′ hide_fullscreen=’0′ autoplay=’0′]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6hs1mMlxJ8&feature=youtu.be[/responsive_video] Addiction takes countless forms. Any behavior can become an addiction. Imagine a

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Addiction Shows Up in All Types of Behaviors

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Rethinking Sobriety in Addiction Recovery

[responsive_video type=’youtube’ hide_related=’1′ hide_logo=’1′ hide_controls=’0′ hide_title=’1′ hide_fullscreen=’0′ autoplay=’0′]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjnWPEihUUw&feature=youtu.be[/responsive_video] If you’ve ever wondered why addicts make such poor choices, in just

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How Addiction Hijacks the Brain

[responsive_video type=’youtube’ hide_related=’1′ hide_logo=’1′ hide_controls=’0′ hide_title=’1′ hide_fullscreen=’0′ autoplay=’0′]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTQNOCtgRww&feature=youtu.be[/responsive_video] In the brain of an addict, the healthy connections between the area

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Addict Brain and Emotions – A Volatile Combination

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Making Addiction Recovery Fun

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Understanding Codependence and Co-addiction

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Cross Addiction – Think Whac a Mole

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Why Are All Addictions Treated the Same?

[responsive_video type=’youtube’ hide_related=’1′ hide_logo=’1′ hide_controls=’0′ hide_title=’1′ hide_fullscreen=’0′ autoplay=’0′]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q25lg3PtrLY&feature=youtu.be[/responsive_video] Even events that we wouldn’t consider life-altering can result in trauma. Post

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Leads to Addiction (Video Education)

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