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Phil Harris
Nov 2, 20213 min read
Alcohol Recovery and Stigma
A recent qualitative study has identified six strategies that recovering alcoholics use to negotiate social situations and remain sober,...
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Phil Harris
Feb 13, 20192 min read
Addiction Dreams Haunt Recovery
Vivid dreams involving drinking and drug use are common among individuals in recovery. A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital...
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Phil Harris
Dec 14, 20184 min read
Does Grief Reveal Something About Relapse?
The best description of the role of the Prefrontal Cortex of our brains (our sticky-out foreheads) is that it allows us to do the right...
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Phil Harris
Aug 10, 20183 min read
If... Then...: Two Influences of Dopamine on Motivation
Do dopamine neurons have a role in causing cues in our environment to acquire value? And, if so, do different groups of dopamine neurons...
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Phil Harris
Jun 13, 20182 min read
New Medication to Reduce Relapse
As I discussed in an earlier post, drug and alcohol problems are linked to six centers in the brain, particularly memory. Interesting...
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Phil Harris
Jun 10, 20182 min read
Poly-User Have Lower Recovery Rates
In lecturers and treatment design I often discuss the more positive outcomes and shorter treatment duration for primary drinkers as...
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Phil Harris
May 15, 20183 min read
Environments Influence Drug Action at Neurological Level
In lectures on drug and alcohol use I often state that the experience of intoxication in not purely pharmacological. Whilst drug and...
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Phil Harris
Nov 27, 20171 min read
Addiction Recovery Special: Professor William White
I have been meaning to include the expansive and state-of the art research from Professor William White for some time now. Whilst his...
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Phil Harris
Sep 29, 20174 min read
Turning On Then Dropping Out
Epigenetics is the study of how environments can switch your genes on or off. An intriguing study has identified key mechanisms of how...
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