Studies have shown that both genetics and brain function contribute to a person’s vulnerability to addiction. A syndrome involves recurring behavior, which means recurrence of addiction can occur. This explains why people struggle with a relapse addiction to a different substance. This basic, underlying nature of addiction may explain why certain therapies or treatment programs (such as AA and its many variations) are recognized as effective with people involved with various addictive substances or behaviors. Because of this new understanding of addiction as a syndrome, treatment centers have a new model for preventing, diagnosing, and treating addiction. One result of this new perception of dependence is that now relapse can be viewed not as a failure of will or character, but rather as a probable expression of the fundamental addiction syndrome. (condensed and re-printed from Origins Recovery Center)
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:57:49 +0000
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