Gambling Addict Often Spent 20 Hour Sessions at Casinos
Brad Martin spent 6 months in jail and had his dream job taken from him due to his gambling addiction. Brad Martin of Ohio, USA said that becoming the superintendent of the Tecumseh school district was the pinnacle of his life. However, it was not long until he had it all taken away due to his gambling addiction. The Beginning of a Gambling Addiction Martin was a regular guy. He had a wife and kids, and he was working in a career which he enjoyed when several casinos opened u
Money Managing For Recovering Addicts
The biggest fight in the world today is for money. People are worried because they have it and they can’t manage it in the right way; and people are worried because they don’t have it and want to earn it enough to live a good life. An addict has no sense of how money is to be used, so he blows it all up for his substance. But when he gets into recovery, he gets an understanding through the therapeutic sessions and counseling, that money is a serious and a delicate matter. In
GROWING UP IN AN ALCOHOLIC FAMILY: COPING AND TREATMENT
There are various diseases that are said to be genetic, such as Diabetes, Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), mental illnesses such as Schizophrenia and depression. But medical science got too late to recognize that Alcoholism can be genetic too. Studies show that people who have alcoholic parents/grandparents, they are more predisposed to be alcohol addicts too. Yes, environment plays an enabling role too, but if a person has alcoholism in genes, then environment would not
Drug Abuse, Dopamine and the Reward System Explained
Advances in neuroscience have allowed doctors and scientists to dive deep into the brain’s functioning to better understand the cause of addiction. The brain’s reward system plays a major role, alongside many other factors. For far too long now, the stigma of drug abuse has led many people to believe that addicts lack willpower, and that they should be able to ‘just stop’ taking drugs. After all, millions of people experiment with drugs and alcohol each year without ever beco
Role of Family in Addiction Recovery
We all are aware of the life and living cycle of a human being. Between birth and death, there is a lot that happens which shapes our identity. There are certain traits which are inbuilt or inherited and then there are some characters that we build as we go through certain states and situations, which add-on to our identity at various points of time. Now my question here is- What do you identify your first identity as? Birth; your name given by your family; schooling on the b
