Jenna Pope

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Jenna Pope, Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor Expert

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Main Areas: Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
Best Sellers: "Ill Quit Tomorrow" by Vernon Johnson
Career Focus: Helping addicts and alcoholics to recover

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Understanding Addiction

There are five things that characterize addiction: 1. It is a disease (an involuntary disability). 2. It is often progressive and fatal. (It gets worse with time and you can die from it.) 3. There are adverse consequences. (These can be psychological, physical, occupational, legal, interpersonal, and spiritual.) 4. There is impaired control. (An addict can no longer predict what will occur when he uses.) 5. There is denial. (A delusional system that prevents the user from recognizing reality.) Addiction Always Plays Itself Out in Four Phases:

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How to Get Help for an Alcohol Problem

Alcoholism starts with loss of control. The person's behavior violates his values, causing remorse, which then triggers denial. Because of denial, there is unresolved emotional pain. This sequence occurs many, many times and ultimately results in chronic emotional pain. The alcoholic must drink to feel normal. It would seem, then, that in recovery from alcoholism, there is more to address than just the alcohol. * Recovery Is More Than Abstinence *

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Treating Xanax Addiction

Addiction to Xanax can be frightening because it's almost impossible to quit on your own. But how could something that feels so good be bad for you? It's bad for you because it is highly addicting. Progressively, you need more and more of the drug to feel the same effect that you felt in the beginning. Xanax is merciless. Once it sinks its tentacles into you, unless you get help, it will always have you. Why is Xanax So Addicting?

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Immune System May Determine How Alcohol Affects Behavior

An Austrialian researcher has uncovered new evidence that immune cells in the brain may affect how people behave when under the influence of alcohol. This would include changes in motor function, such as difficulty in controlling the muscles that regulate walking and talking. Researchers found that there was a correlation between the immune responses in the brain and behavioral responses to alcohol. Receptors in Brain:

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