It came up in the Newbies Nest that it would be nice to have one place to store links to online videos, podcasts, movies, articles, etc. that we've found helpful. If this turns out to be a useful repository of links, perhaps we can ask RJ to consider making it a Sticky. Contributions welcome :happy2:!
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Dr. Kevin McCauley (physician and addict) provides information about the neurobiology of addiction in a clear and sometimes really funny manner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hz6-2NwRzE
Informative lectures on addiction from Dawn Farm (Dawn Farm is a Michigan addiction treatment center with an emphasis on the recovering community as the most important source of healing and recovery support for our clients.):
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Narilly, i hope you don't mind me quoting part of your post here and throwing up that link again.
Above is the link to the Bubble Hour with Dr. John Kelly. STL, he talks about brain chemistry and relapse. There is a ton of good information in this podcast. After listening to this back in April I quit for good. What he said made sense to me. He says that being in a group (such as MWO) increases chance of abstinence by a huge percentage. Being part of a group really helps to keep you sober. He talks about dopamine in the brain and AL's effects on it and why it is so hard to quit.
I cannot say enough how much this podcast helped me to stay sober. I still go back and listen to it from time to time.
****HIGHLY RECOMMENDED***Last edited by Guitarista; October 23, 2014, 05:15 PM.
'I am part of all that I have met, yet all experience is an arch wherethro', gleams that untravelled world whose margins fade, forever and forever when I move'
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Here's an 18 minute vid i discovered. A nurse and a counsellor in recovery from the U.K. have a yap. The topic is psychological vs. physical dependence on AL. Some interesting stuff covered. The technical quality of their skype convo isn't great, but i think some will find it of interest.
Take it easy out there. G
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Thank you so much for this! It really helps to have a one stop shop!Comment
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Some good AL related books:
'Dry' by Augustine Burroughs
'Parched ' by Heather King
'The Glass Castle' by Jeanette Walls
'Best Kept Secret' by Amy Hatvany
'Under the Influence' by James MilamNarilly
"Nothing in this World Can take the place of Persistence"
"You can have the life you want OR you can Drink"
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The AUDIT Test
I downloaded this PDF months ago, but since there is no easy way to read this test (The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) in here without reading it in PDF form or other, I thought we could add a link to a user guide here (its a good test for those still struggling with question as to whether they have problem or not, and to what degree).
An example of the test is in Box 4 on page 17 of the PDF
Although often administered by a professional (and can you read more about that in the preceding pages), the general scoring rules are below:
Questions 1–3 deal with alcohol consumption, 4–6 relate to alcohol dependence and 7–10 consider alcohol-related problems. A score of 8 or more in men (7 in women) indicates a strong likelihood of hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption. A score of 20 or more is suggestive of alcohol dependence (although some authors quote scores of more than 13 in women and 15 in men as indicating likely dependence).“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness”- Desmond Tutu
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A 17 min. video on dopamine and addiction. Interesting info, and worth a look i think.
'I am part of all that I have met, yet all experience is an arch wherethro', gleams that untravelled world whose margins fade, forever and forever when I move'
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Thanks for the link, Mr. G.! The distinction between wanting and liking is so interesting and helps explain strongly desiring something you know is making you absolutely miserable.
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Hi NoSugar -the following video has to be the most informative video on addiction that I have ever seen:
NS -the information provided by Dr.McCauley is both powerful and meaningful. I will not only use this information when trying to help others, but I will also post links to this video in several different forums. Thank you for this post (and I look forward to reading/seeing all the information posted on this thread).Comment
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Ok, I had to click on one more link -the one posted by G.
What I am learning from these links is incredible. This is information that can be enormously helpful to both the newcomer and the recovered (or reinvented). And to you G, thank you for posting this.
I truly hope others will click the links you folks have provided -what a great way to learn.
SW
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When we try to get rid of a bad habit, whether it involves food or drugs or gambling, it often seems like we’re fighting ourselves inside. The reality’s not far off: Addiction twists the reward pathways of the brain to keep addicts tied to whatever gets them high. But can we use our knowledge of the brain to undo these neurological knots? Watch psychiatrist Nora Volkow, chemist Kim Janda, and neuroscientists Eric Nestler and Amir Levine explain the latest thinking in the science of addiction in the mind in “The Craving Brain: The Neuroscience of Uncontrollable Urges,” a program of the 2014 World Science Festival.
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NoSugar -again, what a great video with great information. Thank you so much for posting this. I hope that it is acceptable to you that I am reposting your (and others) information in the Medication section of this website.Originally posted by NoSugar View PostComment
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"Go Ask Alice" by Beatrice Sparks is a good addiction book so far for me.“There was a moment in my life when I really wanted to kill myself. And there was one other moment when I was close to that. . . . But even in my most jaded times, I had some hope.”Comment
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Hi, Spirit - I'm glad we have the same taste in videos :smile: and that you're sharing the links. I think the more we all know, the better!
Thanks for the book recommendation, Shaw. I read that as a teenager but had forgotten about it - I remember it scared me! Welcome to MWO!
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