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  • Even though psychological and behavioral factors are predominant in the presentation and diagnosis of the disease, addiction initiates a profound disordering of the drives for survival and the reward systems of the brain (Nestler, E. J. 2005.p.9).

  • Addicts need to fight a very powerful biology in order to get to treatment and to maintain recovery

  • The biochemical disorder associated with addiction can be reversed through learning and behavioral therapy

  • The frontal cortex and other structures in alcoholics begin to recover within weeks of abstinence (Fowler, J. S., et al. 2007).

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