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Addiction and addictve disease as a neurological disorder. Explains DEPENDENCY SHIFT necessary for recovery. ... Addiction is a neurologically based disease. For many years recovery specialists have compared alcoholism or addictions to a physical disease: like diabetes. In reality addictions are more closely related to...
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www.medical-online.com/addict.htm
www.medical-online.com/addict.htm
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In making the argument in favor of calling addiction a disease, it is important to tacitly admit that the behavior of addicts is unpleasant. To be sure, the behavior of addicts can be frustrating, revolting — even criminal.
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Ted Kennedy Addiction is a disease. Sen. Kennedy co-sponsor of Biden's bill (S1011) to recognize addiction as disease
http://www.whereistand.com/EdwardKennedy/21779
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The American Medical Association has given formal recognition to the disease concept since 1956. Their recognizing alcoholism and other drug addiction as an illness implies several things:
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www.sosdallas.com/addiction.htm
www.sosdallas.com/addiction.htm
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I am also an entertainer (singer/songwriter) that has dedicated my life to try to remove the stigma associated with "the disease of addiction" and to show that people can and do recovery and can lead a positive and productive life and can be a contributing member of there community and society.
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www.drugs.com/forum/need-talk/disease-addiction-opiates...
www.drugs.com/forum/need-talk/disease-addiction-opiates-45621.html
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Incentive learning takes place when dopaminergic neurons are activated, usually by rewards. ... Incentive learning is assumed to underlie psychostimulant-induced context-dependent sensitization that may play a prominent role in the development of addiction, in dyskinesia, and in amphetamine-induced psychosis.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/17062377
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The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology ... Diabetes & Endocrinology...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/9619141
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There's abuse to little children. Cheated husbands, battered wives. These are symptoms, quite abundant, that addiction tends to share. Addiction's a disease, Which many people aren't aware.
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www.steveackerman.net/addiction/what/disease.html
www.steveackerman.net/addiction/what/disease.html
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