How Science Is Unlocking the Secrets of Addiction

It’s no secret that addiction causes pain to those involved in its pull or the families of those addicted.  A recent article in National Geographic outlines how researchers are using many avenues to address how the brain works under the influence and how we as a society can aid in new treatment modalities. Why do craving and habits overpower reason, good intentions, and awareness of the toll of addiction? Read more to unlock the secrets of addiction.

The article states a case for the psychological addiction of cocaine addiction and how TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) has helped prevent relapse in experimental studies in Italy. Cocaine addiction rewires the brain’s pathways and recovering cocaine addicts have always struggled with how to stay clean after rehab.

Secrets of Addiction

Most substance abuse treatments are geared to addictions to stimulants, heroin, and alcohol. With new research perhaps there are additional ways to view treatment and recovery. This article delves into how scientists are looking at the brain and how it responds to varied rehabilitation strategies.

With the current epidemic of opiate addiction doesn’t it necessitate an additional view of why we become addicted and how our brains can be retrained into sobriety? Using electromagnetic stimulation along with biofeedback, and mindfulness is making real headway into disabling triggers to relapse.

Read the National Geographic article here. Take a look at how our brains work and how innovative treatments are working.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/09/the-addicted-brain/