Science of Addiction
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), addiction is "a chronic, relapsing disease, characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, and by neurochemical and molecular changes in the brain." Addiction impairs the body's organs and increases the risk of contracting other diseases. The Science catalog focuses on the disease of addiction and the impact of substance use on brain functioning.
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Exercising the Alcoholic Brain May Help Recovery
Article from Very Well Mind by Buddy T
Budd T says, "Discovering exactly how alcohol damages the brain may give scientists the keys to providing alcoholics with a better chance of recovery through improved therapies and pharmaceutical treatment."
This article explains how the brain is modified by alcohol, and discusses how exercising the brain may improve the brain's ability to regrow during recovery from alcoholism.
