A Fresh Start at Family, After Addiction, Prison and Disease

A Fresh Start at Family, After Addiction, Prison and Disease
Filed under: recovering from cocaine addiction
In order to truly start afresh, Mr. Adams said, he had to kick a serious drug habit, and he also served time in prison for possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. He had been a marijuana smoker since age 14, eventually moving to intravenous drugs. Read more on New York Times

How Drugs Hijack Decision-Making in The Brain
Filed under: recovering from cocaine addiction
“Understanding more about the orbitofrontal cortex also is important for understanding disorders such as addiction that seem to involve maladaptive decision-making and learning. Cocaine in particular seems to have long-lasting effects on the … Read more on PsychCentral.com