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Biological Balance of Addiction
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Don Carter, MSW, LCSW
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Biological Balance of Addiction
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Don Carter, MSW, LCSW
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• 100 Billion Neurons, “Computers”• A Cluster of Neurons = Network• Networks Embedded in Networks• Each Network Has a Function• Learning = Self-Programming• Demo: Raising Your Arm “Program”• Other Programming:
• Tying your shoes• Driving a Car• Doing Your Job
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Survival Networksw
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Survival Networks • “Eat” = Hunger• “Don’t Get Eaten” = Fear• “Reproduce” = Arousal
Neuro-Modulators & Satiation• Dopamine = “On Switch”• Serotonin = “Off Switch
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Addiction Networks Get “Wired” Into the Survival Networks, (Ruden & Byalick, “The Craving Brain”)
Addiction NetworksAddiction Networks • “Eat” = Hunger/Food, Chemicals• “Don’t Get Eaten” = Fear/OCD • “Reproduce” = Arousal/Sex, Porn, Gambling
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Crave
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Resist
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Pain
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Act-Out
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Freedom
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• Go to Recovery Meetings• Talk to Sponsor or Friend• Prayer & Meditation• Read Recovery Literature• Apply 12-Step Recovery Toolsw
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Biological Balance of Addiction
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Don Carter, MSW, LCSW