I discovered a rarity, a non-sensationalistic newspaper article that presents some solid information on addiction as a brain disease and discusses the ever present hope for a “Magic Pill”. Here is an excerpt and a link to the complete story. It is non-technical and worth a read…
“In the recovery world — a world that received fresh attention Monday when San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom revealed that he had decided to seek “professional assistance” to help him stop drinking alcohol — the idea of finding a permanent cure for addiction is considered laughable, if not a dangerous deception that sets up the addict for relapse.
It also sets up a question: After 30 years of scientific research into the root causes of Addiction, what’s really changed?
The research has yet to erase the stigma of drug dependency, and medications that target the brain pathways of addiction are typically not effective, at least not for long…”
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