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July 18, 20160Comments

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Disease of the Mind Gut?

Researchers have linked myalgic encephalomyelitis or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) to gut bacteria and inflammatory microbial agents in blood. CFS has for long been...

by Dr Jean LaCour

June 22, 20160Comments

Learning, Understanding and Encouraging: How to Help a Loved One Get into Treatment

You can’t really help someone recover from substance abuse till you understand what addiction entails. If you suspect a loved one is suffering from addiction or substance...

by Dr Jean LaCour

June 20, 20160Comments

This is What Alcohol Does to Your Body

Alcoholism, like addiction to any other substance, is deteriorating to the mind as well as the body. We have shared information on how to stay sober, how to avoid getting...

by Dr Jean LaCour

June 14, 20160Comments

Is the Occasional Drink Really That Harmless?

For victims of alcohol abuse, the answer is simply: No. You never know what could trigger that downward spiral into becoming an alcoholic once again. It can, however, be very...

by Dr Jean LaCour

May 4, 20160Comments

Is Curbing Alcohol Consumption a Pointless Exercise?

When you’ve been addicted to alcohol for a long time, it gets near impossible to stop abusing it. The brain gets used to certain patterns of abuse and rejects any attempt to...

by Dr Jean LaCour

May 3, 20160Comments

How Much Is Certain In The Field Of Addiction?

In the fields of addiction and recovery, how much is truly certain? Is it possible to quantify results conclusively? Does anything tangible exist to be quantified? In this...

by Dr Jean LaCour

April 28, 20160Comments

Approaches to Addictive Disorders: Does One Size Fit All?

In the world of psychiatry, as in the field of science, validity and acceptance of theories and ideas are evidence-based. However, evaluating results in mental health and...

by Dr Jean LaCour

April 27, 20160Comments

Doctor-Patient Rapport: How Lenient Should It Be?

What happens when a doctor realizes that their patient is recovering for the wrong reasons? What happens when a doctor cannot identify symptoms of a patient’s relapse? Where...

by Dr Jean LaCour

April 21, 20160Comments

Treat People, Not Brains

The idea that addiction is a brain disease is not new and has been reaffirmed by multiple studies. However, commencing treatment with emphasis on the fact that it is the brain...

by Dr Jean LaCour

April 20, 20160Comments

The Lines between Denial, Fear and Stalling

Oftentimes, we subject people who seem to avoid confronting their addictions to admonitions and criticisms. It gets easier and easier to brush their behavior off as a standard...

by Dr Jean LaCour

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