Illnesses Go to......... ADD/ADHD Addiction Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asperger's Syndrome Asthma Brain Cancer Breast Cancer Cancer Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Colitis Colon Cancer Coronary Disease Crohn's Disease Diabetes Drug Addiction Environmental Illness Fibromyalgia Heart Disease High Blood Pressure Hodgkin's Disease Hypertension Hypothyroidism Infertility Inflammatory Bowel Disease Insomnia Leukemia Lyme Disease Lymphoma Metabolic Syndrome Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Multiple Sclerosis Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis Parkinson's Disease Prostate Cancer Raynaud's Ringing in the Ears Sleep Disorders Syndrome X Tinnitus Addiction BACKGROUND INFORMATION What Is Addiction? from Schick Shadel Hospital "Alcohol and other drugs produce a positive feeling at first, but when the effect wears off, it leaves a person with opposite feelings of depression and irritability. The body's normal production of chemicals in the brain, which ordinarily produce feelings of pleasure, are suppressed, sending the brain into a state of depression. It physically demands more of the drug to go back to "normal'' and feel good again. This pleasure/tension cycle leads to physical loss of control over the use of alcohol and other drugs - and results in addiction." Addiction Is a "Brain Disease" from About.com "Scientific advances have offered remarkable insights into how the human brain works and how it molds behaviors that affect drug addiction ..." Desire and Addiction by Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman N.D. "This article will focus on the attitudinal change needed to release addictions." Treating the Chemically Dependent as a Resurrection Process by Sadhu Singh Khalsa LISW, MSW "Since addiction affects the body, mind, emotions and soul, these are legitimate domains for us. The addict needs cellular reconstruction work, physical fitness work, emotional healing and reintegration and balancing of all of his systems and finally reintegration back into his family and the community." Addiction Relapse Similar to Other Chronic Diseases from About.com TREATMENTS/THERAPIES Health Recovery Center Minneapolis, Minnesota A nutrition-based treatment program that addresses underlying biochemical abnormalities such as hypoglycemia.  Many articles and testimonials. Natural Medicine For The Recovering Addict by Janet Zand L.Ac., O.M.D. "In this article we will focus on substance addictions and the various remedies which can be used to allay some of the common problems associated with recovery." Alternative Treatments for Addictions: Promises & Perils by Linda Davis Kyle, M.A. in Counselor Magazine Articles by Elson M. Haas M.D. General Detoxification and Cleansing Nutritional Program for Caffeine Detoxification Nutritional Program for Nicotine Detoxification Nutritional Program for Alcohol Detoxification Nutritional Program for Drug Detoxification Nutritional Program for Fasting OTHER RESOURCES Addiction Resource Guide "A comprehensive directory of addiction treatment facilities online." Recommended Alternative Treatment International, Inc. Links Extensive Caron Foundation "The Caron Foundation is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide an enlightened and caring treatment community in which all those affected by alcoholism or other drug addiction may begin a new life." Charles Gant, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Kevin McCauley "The Addiction Doctor" A recovering addict, Dr. McCauley "lectures for treatments facilities throughout California and the United States, helping addicts understand the neurophysiology behind addiction - that addiction is not about 'bad choices' and that there are very real chemistry reasons for the things addicts do." Schick Shadel Hospital "Schick Shadel Hospital has provided alternative alcoholism treatment and a drug rehabilitation since 1935. Its unique medical treatment using counter-conditioning therapy helps patients maintain healthy, productive lifestyles, free of the craving for alcohol or drugs." Government Agencies Center for Substance Abuse Prevention National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institute on Drug Abuse Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration RECOMMENDED BOOKS Please click on the picture of the book or the title to order.
Anne M. Fletcher, Sober for Good: New Solutions for Drinking Problems -- Advice from Those Who Have Succeeded	Joan Mathews Larsen, Seven Weeks to Sobriety: The Proven Program to Fight Alcoholism through Nutrition
Genita Petralli, Alcoholism: The Cause & The Cure	Charles Gant, M.D., Ph.D. and Greg Lewis, Ph.D., End Your Addiction Now: The Proven Nutritional Supplement Program That Can Set You Free