Ask Parvati 27: Addiction – Part 5: Helping Versus Enabling

PART 5: HELPING VERSUS ENABLING (Continued from Getting Help) For those who love a person who struggles with addiction, it is so very painful to see. Ultimately, we too need to admit that we are powerless over the addiction. We want to help. We see those we love in pain. We want to take that …

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Ask Parvati 27: Addiction – Part 2: What Is Addiction?

PART 2: WHAT IS ADDICTION? (Continued from Where Is Addiction?) Addiction is a serious disease that affects millions globally. The American Society of Addiction Medicine defines addiction as “a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry.” In the truest sense, addiction is a compulsion to be involved with a substance or …

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