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resilience - recovery - addiction recovery

Resilience & Recovery from Substance Abuse

October 9, 2019 8:24 pm Published by Dr. James Cocores Leave your thoughts

Resilience is the ability to bear up against and bounce back quickly from tough or difficult situations. Babies, children and... View Article

If Other People Have a Problem with Your Program, It’s Their Problem

August 6, 2019 4:55 pm Published by Dr. James Cocores Leave your thoughts

One of the biggest obstacles in recovery, is interacting with people who do not understand what recovery is, what it... View Article

drug-seeking behavior - drug-seeking - self-seeking - dopaminergic - dopamine - reward center - discomfort or pain - emotional discomfort or emotional pain

Drug-Seeking Behavior: Everything You Need to Know

June 10, 2019 6:10 pm Published by Dr. James Cocores Leave your thoughts

Drug-seeking behavior is behavior that is meant to decrease discomfort or pain. People seek dopaminergic-drugs in order to feel better... View Article

naltrexone versus methadone - naltrexone - MAT - medication-assisted treatment - MAT naltrexone - why we choose naltrexone over methadone

Medication-Assistance: Why We Choose Naltrexone over Methadone

May 30, 2019 6:51 pm Published by Dr. James Cocores 1 Comment

Naltrexone is a fairly new addition to the medical portfolio of medication-assisted treatment compared to Methadone. Methadone was frequently used... View Article