HR Ep 15 – The Disease of Addiction

For more information visit HammeredRecovery.com  or e-mail me at [e-mail] Show Notes: Joseph Caravelle, MA, LADC – The Disease of Addication AA Program defines addiction as having three distinct components:The Allergy of the body.Understanding the parts of the brain that are affected by this disease.Limbic System – “Survival Brain”Neocortex – “Thinking Brain”NAc / Survival/reinforcement circuit – “Go” CircuitLeft Orbitofrontal Cortex – “Stop” CircuitThe obsession of the mind.How a memory formedHow do certain chemicals present during the formation of a memory affect how these memories are imprintedThe Malady of the spirit.How eventually we are left broken and what we need to move forwardCrossing the Invisible LineUnderstanding addiction is a diseaseOrgan – BrainDefect – The breakdown in communication between the NAc and the left orbitofrontal cortexSymptoms – Chemical use despite consequences; the loss of control; tolerance and withdrawal; cravings