Topic: addiction and the brain

I think the continuing popularity of substance use through the ages is because in practical terms, substances work.

Rapid severe weight loss combined with heavy drinking is a formula for lasting difficulties.

Effects on learning and memory appear particularly important when the drinking occurred during adolescence, an ‘accelerated learning period’ for most of us.

Those first few days in detox can be interesting!

That’s because he’s better, but he’s still a long way from well.