by Marty Lythgoe | Jan 6, 2022 | Addiction
Biological – Psychological – Social Addiction is a bio-psycho-social disorder characterized by a maladaptive pattern of behavior or substance use which leads to significant impairment in a person’s life. It is critical to understand addiction as a complex...
by Marty Lythgoe | Dec 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Addiction and Personality The belief that personality plays a role in addiction – that it may even be the major or sole cause – has a long tradition. In the nineteenth century, alcoholics were thought to suffer from “degeneracy”, an inherited trait that encompassed...
by Marty Lythgoe | Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Codependency is a condition of lost “selfhood”. Originally the term codependency was used to describe the person whose life was affected as a result of being involved with someone who was chemically dependent. It is a normal response to an abnormal situation. It is...
by Marty Lythgoe | Sep 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), in a far-reaching decision, labeled addiction as a “brain disease” several years ago. Their statement, which carried significant clout, was the result of brain research and also opened the door for further research. ...
by Marty Lythgoe | Sep 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of the “great debates” in the addiction treatment field is whether addiction is truly a disease. While the American Medical Association classified alcoholism as a disease way back in 1956, many are skeptical and continue to view addiction as a moral issue, a...
