Monday, April 4, 2011

Prototypes Women's Center. Addiction and the Brain: Disease OF Choice. 4.4.11

Watched Dr. Kevin McCauly's film "Pleasure Unwoven" with comments and
questions afterwards. Some of the points of interest were

Places of the brain: particularly mid brain (reptilian) and frontal
cortex.

Is addiction disease or choice? Is it a disease OF choice?

Episode of the Madeline and pleasure system gone a rye.

Hypofrontality and loss of insight.

Genuine suffering of craving.

Recovery happens!
Stop dopamine surges (abstinence)
Manage craving
Stress management
Frontal cortex recover
Hedonic system resets

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