Biology of Addiction: Cerebral Cortex Effect

Discovering more about the biology of addiction will be part of your eight-week Outpatient Treatment Program at The Right Step. You will have a chance to learn a great deal about the effect of substance abuse on the brain.

During this portion of your addiction treatment program, you will learn about the effect of drug abuse and alcohol abuse on the cerebral cortex part of the brain.

One part of this that you will learn about is called cortical disinhibition. The information about cortical disinhibition that will be presented to you in Session Nine of your group addiction treatment will include finding out that using alcohol or marijuana can cause the cerebral cortex, the part of the human brain responsible for rational decision making, to become disinhibited, thus paving the way for a return to the drug of choice. Especially, if one is triggered or in a risky situation.

This is one of the reasons that you will learn why it is a dangerous choice to make when considering using secondary drugs or alcohol as a replacement for your drug of choice in addiction recovery.

Stimulant Craving Induction

Qualified instructors will provide you with more information about addiction relapse and the ways that secondary drug use can lead to this in part from different studies that have been conducted regarding stimulant craving induction.

These studies have shown that if cocaine or amphetamines are the drug of choice, a return to alcohol use will increase the risk of relapse to stimulants by 800%. A return to the use of marijuana will do the same by 300%. This remains true even if the individual with the disease of addition is not addicted to alcohol or marijuana.

Locations for Addiction Treatment

Residents of local Texas and New Mexico cities including Fort Davis TX, Laredo TX, Midland Odessa TX, San Angelo TX, Abilene TX and Amarillo TX often receive treatment for their addiction to alcohol or drugs through the Intensive Outpatient Programs at one of 20 convenient Right Step locations.

Outpatient Alcohol Treatment and Outpatient Drug Treatment programs are offered in Baytown TX, Austin TX, Beaumont TX, Conroe TX, Dallas TX, Euless TX, Plano TX, Houston TX, Clear Lake TX, Ft. Bend TX, Pasadena TX, The Woodlands TX, San Antonio TX, Wimberley TX, Albuquerque NM.

Residential Treatment centers in DFW, Houston and Austin are also provided for recovery from addiction disease, attracting individuals from Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Arizona and other areas of the United States to participate in recovery programs at The Right Step.

Drug Treatment and Alcohol Treatment Resources:

Roadmap for Recovery: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment

Drug and Alcohol Addiction: Stages of Recovery

Affordable Outpatient Addiction Treatment

Addiction Treatment: Initial Treatment Sessions

Roadmap To Recovery: Biology of Addiction: Structure in Recovery

Roadmap To Recovery: Beneficial Activities in Addiction Recovery

Addiction Recovery: Dealing with Scheduling

Withdrawal from Drug and Alcohol Addiction: Roadmap to Recovery

Addiction Recovery During Early Abstinence from Drugs and Alcohol

Roadmap for Addiction Recovery: Addiction Relapse

Substance Abuse Associations: Addiction Triggers