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Food is medicine for people with diabetes. Reverse diabetes with the right foods. Would you expect a person with a drug addiction to be able to stop substance abuse by simply telling him that its bad for his health? Its a rare case when this information alone is enough. Yet many approaches to changing diets (that include elimination of addictive foods that stimulate these same brain networks) take the same approach and expect your will power alone to suffice in addressing food addiction. Insulites Insulin Sensitivity Diet Plan provides four powerful strategies that no other diet or nutrition plan provides to support you in improving your health without counting on your willpower to be enough. To learn more about diabetes visit Insulite Laboratories’ website at: . diabetesmanagement. insulitelabs. com
HERES A CLIP OF SOME SQUATTERS IN CHICAGO THAT ARE ADDICTED TO HEROIN AND OTHER HARD DRUGS, PYRO AND CHYNA ARE THE STREET KIDS THAT ARE THE FOCUS OF THIS VIDEO.
This compelling video was developed for male clients who are dealing with alcohol or other drug addiction. It includes interviews with African American men in different stages or recovery and reintegration, along with straight talk from counselors, community activists, a neighborhood pastor, and a drug court judge. All echo the same message: in order to change, these men must give up not only alcohol and other drugs, but also their unhealthy lifestyles. Viewers learn the strategies necessary to create a healthy environment, find positive support, overcome shame and guilt, rebuild self-esteem, identify triggers, avoid relapse, and ensure that core beliefs and values align with positive goals. The content educates clients in three primary concepts: recovery, cognitive skills, and life skills. This learning jump starts clients into addiction treatment by providing them with a foundation of core knowledge essential to success. Three client workbooks are also available as part of the Hazelden Community Corrections Program.
In August of 2009, Johns Hopkins Innovator’s Combating Substance Abuse Program sent out guidebooks to artists whose art had been published in their Addiction & Art book. This guidebook, which is available on their website, outlined how to organize a local art show on art and addiction. As a contributing artist and art therapy PhD student, the idea for a show interested me. This video tells the story of an art exhibition on the theme of drug addiction and recovery, the lives that were touched by the art and the artists who created the work. Performers Ashley brown (dancer) and Shanon Sloan (singer) invigorated the opening reception with moving interpretations of the theme of the show. Dr. Anniina Guyas led an experiential and invited attendees to directly interact with the artwork by posting comments describing how the work impacted them as the viewer emotionally. Several of the artists were interviewed and their statements shed light on how art can humanize individuals experiencing addiction and their struggles. Also described were the victories of recovery and the role art played in that process. Throughout the show, the visual portrayals revealed that the disease of addiction can strike in any home regardless of socio-economic status and the pain and heartache of substance abuse ripples beyond the individual experiencing addiction into the lives of their family members, the community, and the world at large. This show received media attention, and the opening was . . .
Addiction (substance dependence) is a complex physical, emotional, and spiritual phenomenon. The brain is the primary target for substances of abuse and dependence. Understanding the structure and function of the brain is key to developing new therapies and medication. Katie McQueen, MD, is a nationally recognized expert in the field of addiction medicine. For this video, Dr. McQueen discusses the following: types of neurotransmitters and receptors, agonist and antagonist.
