Resources
At Addiction Frontline, part of our goal involves helping people understand the nature of addiction and treatment. Like many diseases, addiction stirs a myriad of intense emotions. Society must address the disease to improve treatment and increase the chances of successful recovery.
The article attempts to demystify the tricky definition of addiction.
The explanation offers medical insight, and details recent ground-breaking discoveries about the addict brain. The article goes on to describe the difference between addiction and substance abuse, a common confusion.
Dual diagnosis treatment approaches addiction on the mental illness continuum. Addiction, a disease, can indicate one or more mental illnesses, i.e. depression. Mental illness and addiction overlap requires psychiatric attention.
At Addiction Frontline, we provide pro bono intervention services for the South Jersey region. We strongly recommend allowing a professional interventionist handle the research, planning and execution of this process. An intervention plan requires strategic implementation and facilitation to accomplish the goal: convincing a loved one to accept professional help.
The list of links features medical leaders, journals of scientific research and treatment information.