12-Step Self-Help Groups & Substance Misuse Disorders
October 9, 2019 4:44 pmAbout three in ten people used feel-good substances to help them get over emotionally and physical rough patches. About three... View Article
Author Archives for Dr. James Cocores
If You Think Residential or Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation (IOP) Is All You Need, You’ve Been Duped
July 26, 2019 8:21 pmAt the beginning of recovery, residential or intensive outpatient rehabilitation and self-help group participation can do wonders. These programs and... View Article
Why Is Nutrition Important In Addiction Treatment
June 11, 2019 3:01 pmIn order to understand why nutrition is important in addiction treatment, we must first understand what makes people live happily... View Article
Addiction is a Family Disease: Genetics and the Brain Reward Cascade
June 4, 2019 3:45 pmThe story of the familial or genetic nature of addiction begins with the disease concept of addiction. Alcohol and drug... View Article
Addiction Replacement: From Drug Use to Behavioral Addictions
May 28, 2019 7:57 pmClinical research confirms that people who recover from one addiction are at increased risk of evolving another (Koball). For example,... View Article