Alcoholism Treatment

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Addiction : the family in crisis -- HV5132 .A33X 1995

This program tells the poignant story of one man's addiction to alcohol and explains the process of addiction in the brain. It shows how a person starts abusing a drug to alter a mood or avoid a thought or situation. With continued drug use, the brain's pleasure circuit is activated and behaves as if the drug is important for survival. The program explores how the family of the alcoholic is devas

Understanding addiction -- RC564 .U57 2000

Explains the most current research into why people become addicted, what puts them at risk, and what the best treatments may be. Profiles an individual who was an alcoholic and has gone through the process of recovery.