Understanding Addiction: Chemicals in the Brain – Outpatient Program
Help for those seeking a solution for a drug or alcohol problem is available through the Outpatient treatment program at The Right Step. After completing the first two Sessions of this group addiction treatment, you will be increasing your understanding of the addiction cycle, the disease concept of addiction and the ways in which addiction is a brain disease, including how the brain neurotransmitters are affected by substance abuse.
You will learn about the ways that addictive drugs interact with one another and affect the pleasure center of the brain, how the body’s natural endorphins are affected by substance abuse and how the addictive properties of drugs and alcohol generate a dependency upon the opiates of the brain.
The Brain Disease of Addiction
Through interactive discussions and visual aids that include medical graphics for deepening your comprehension of the effects upon the chemicals in the brain, you will be exposed to helpful information regarding alcohol induced beta endorphin levels, the dopamine chemical in the brain and the Reward Deficiency Syndrome.
Also covered in this session:
Alcohol and Addiction – Part 1
Alcohol and Addiction: Widespread Health Concern - Part 2
Alcohol and Addiction: The Cost of Substance Abuse - Part 3
Alcohol and Addiction: Identifying Addiction - Part 4
Alcohol and Addiction: Will Power - Part 5
Alcohol and Addiction: Is Addiction a Moral Issue - Part 6
Understanding Addiction- Part 7
Understanding Addiction & Progression - Part 8
Understanding Addiction: Can it Happen to You - Part 9
Dopamine Levels: Alcohol and Addiction - Part 11
Brain Disease: Alcohol and Addiction - Part 12
Alcohol and Addiction: Misconceptions and Treatment - Part 13
Supportive, licensed professionals will guide you through the process of learning more about the mechanisms involved in the brain disease of addiction. Understanding addiction and alcoholism will be a part of the addiction treatment provided to better enable you to make positive changes in your life as you continue to move forward in the Outpatient Program at The Right Step.
Addiction Treatment Locations
Residents of local Texas and New Mexico cities including Amarillo, Snyder, Lubbock, Alvin, Aransas Pass and Albuquerque often receive treatment for their addiction to drugs or alcohol through the Outpatient Programs at one of 20 convenient Right Step locations.
Out patient Alcohol Treatment and Outpatient Drug Treatment programs are offered in Austin TX, Baytown 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.
Additional Addiction Treatment Information:
Alcohol and Addiction: Is Addiction a Moral Issue
Alcohol and Addiction: The Cost of Substance Abuse
Alcohol and Addiction: Identifying Addiction
