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What Effects Do Designer Drugs Have On The Brain?

Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: March 10, 2015Updated: May 7, 2021Capable mental health therapists assisting substance-addicted young adults get back to full physical and spiritual health will know of the importance of keeping up to date with the latest knowledge about drugs and their effects. The situation is no different…

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Long-Time Drug Addicted Young Adults May Be Assisted By Mindfulness

Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: February 3, 2015Updated: May 7, 2021Substance use therapists across the United States will be interested to learn of recent research pointing to the usefulness of mindfulness training in reducing the deficits in natural reward processing that may arise for those with more chronic pain and…

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How Marijuana Use And Mental Illness May Be Linked

Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: January 26, 2015Updated: June 20, 2018If there is one explanation for the popularity of services offering mental health support in North Carolina among the families who may be concerned about the drug use of their teen or young adult, it is because of the correlation…

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Male And Female Brains Affected Differently By Cigarette Smoking

Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: January 19, 2015Updated: June 20, 2018It is of interest to those benefiting from gender-specific programs of the leading addiction rehab centers in North Carolina to read of the difference in brain activation during smoking between men and women. Yale University researchers drew upon a new…

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Increasing Evidence Of Brain Harm From Marijuana Use

Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: November 21, 2014Updated: June 21, 2018Although there are already many known ways in which marijuana harms the well-being and health of a young adult, new research – funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) – has indicated the potential detrimental effects on the…