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Sahyog Clinic

Sahyog’s vision is to help as many alcoholics and addicts as possible to learn the tools of recovery. Through participation in our programs, alcoholics and addicts will not only learn how to abstain from mood-altering substances, but learn to do so in environments that are safe, welcoming, respectful, and empowering. We integrate a holistic program of total healing that embraces the language of recovery, philosophy, and psychology.

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  1. Effect Of Addiction On Brain

  2. The Brain and Addiction The brain is the command center of your body. It has different centers or systems that process different kinds of information.

  3. The Brain and Addiction The brain's job is to process information. Brain cells called neurons receive and send messages to and from other neurons.

  4. The Brain and Addiction In a neuron, a message is an electrical impulse. The electrical message travels along the sending branch, or axon, of the neuron. When the message reaches the end of the axon, it causes the release of a chemical called a neurotransmitter.

  5. The Brain and Addiction Some drugs work in the brain because they have a similar size and shape as natural neurotransmitters. In the brain in the right amount or dose, these drugs lock into receptors and start an unnatural chain reaction of electrical charges, causing neurons to release large amounts of their own neurotransmitter.

  6. The Brain and Addiction Some drugs lock onto the neuron and act like a pump, so the neuron releases more neurotransmitter. Other drugs block reabsorption or reuptake and cause unnatural floods of neurotransmitter.

  7. The Brain and Addiction All drugs of abuse, such as nicotine, cocaine, and marijuana, primarily affect the brain's limbic system. Scientists call this the "reward" system. Normally, the limbic system responds to pleasurable experiences by releasing the neurotransmitter dopamine, which creates feelings of pleasure.

  8. The Brain and Addiction The first time someone uses a drug of abuse, he or she experiences unnaturally intense feelings of pleasure. The limbic system is flooded with dopamine. Of course, drugs have other effects, too; a first-time smoker may also cough and feel nauseous from toxic chemicals in a tobacco or marijuana cigarette.

  9. The Brain and Addiction No one knows how many times a person can use a drug without changing his or her brain and becoming addicted.

  10. The Brain and Addiction There is no cure for drug addiction, but it is a treatable disease; drug addicts can recover. Drug addiction therapy is a program of behavior change or modification that slowly retrains the brain. Like people with diabetes or heart disease, people in treatment for drug addiction learn behavioral changes and often take medications as part of their treatment regimen.

  11. Contact Us SAHYOG Detrox & De-Addiction ClinicB-44/45, Paryavaran Complex, Said-ul-Ajab,IGNOU Road, New Delhi - 110 030Email : drgautambhatia@yahoo.co.inwww.sahyogclinic.orgPhone: 6558 9658Mob :9899312156 sahyogclinic@gmail.com

  12. The Brain and Addiction Drugs Kill!

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