In the article, the authors deal with how addiction can be related to autonomy. First, they provide a defi nition of substance addiction and the way various theories have interpreted this phenomenon. Further, they give a general description of the concept of autonomy and relate this to the phenomenon of addiction. Subsequently, the authors deal with the way some explanatory models of addiction ...

Introduction: Human beings are afflicted by various harmful addictions of substance and non-substance cravings. Several behavioural therapies medications normally available for de-addiction rehabilitation. Yoga Prana Vidya (YPV) is an integrated holistic system that consists no-touch no-drug energy healing protocols simple to practice. This paper presents cases successfully overcome using YPV S...

Background There is emerging evidence that post-traumatic growth a relevant concept in addiction recovery. However, existing measures, such as the inventory, were designed to measure general trauma populations. It unclear if inventory suitable for individuals recovery from substance-related addiction. The current study aimed qualitatively assess content validity of

Psychoanalytic treatment of addiction is often ineffective because therapists fail to recognize addiction as a discrete disorder. The author reviews psychoanalytic theories of addiction and presents an alternative concept comprising biological, behavioral, and psychological characteristics. She compares the structural similarities between addiction and perversion and describes the use of the ad...

This article outlines a history of rulings and beliefs about addiction in Judaism, covering alcohol and substance use and addiction, in the context of a brief account of the development of the status of addiction. It examines the prevalence of alcohol and substance use and abuse among Jews, including a discussion of some of the difficulties in estimating prevalence and of factors involved in ch...

Substance addiction is damaging to the health of persons, families, and society. Often the person with addiction has decreased spirituality and religiosity and suffers from anxiety, depression, or both, increasing the risk for continued substance use and its concomitant negative consequences. The study purpose was to describe spirituality and religiosity, among persons enrolled in methadone mai...

The past decade has seen a marked increase in the illicit use of opioids, as well as a doubling of the percentage of individuals seeking treatment for opioid use disorders. However, little is known about the differences between opioid users and nonopioid users in residential treatment. Further, no studies have been published that compare opioid users and nonopioid users in treatment for co-occu...

INTRODUCTION We examined the prevalence of substance use disorders among homeless and vulnerably housed persons in three Canadian cities and its association with unmet health care needs and access to addiction treatment using baseline data from the Health and Housing in Transition Study. METHODS In 2009, 1191 homeless and vulnerably housed persons were recruited in Vancouver, Toronto, and Ott...

Despite having disproportionately high rates of substance use disorder and co-occurring health and mental health issues compared to the general population, transgender individuals experience significant barriers to accessing and engaging in addiction treatment programs. Inpatient addiction treatment centers were originally designed to treat substance-dependent heterosexual cisgender populations...