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		<title>Study offers insight into brain chemistry behind addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL — Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute have gained fresh insight into the brain chemistry behind addiction by studying the least likely of addicts — Parkinson’s disease patients. Typically, those suffering from the neurodegenerative disorder are the polar opposite of an addictive personality. Most patients with Parkinson’s are found to be introverted, rigid and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abandon Yourself to God</title>
		<link>http://www.overcomingaddictionblog.com/addiction/416-abandon-yourself-to-god/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Webster Merriam Dictionary an addict is one who abandons oneself, to become physiologically or psychologically dependent in a compulsive or obsessive manner to a habit, practice, or substance. The core issue is stated in this definition… ‘Abandoning Oneself’.  Who or what are you abandoning yourself to? An addict chooses to fulfill their needs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Choices &#8211; Are We Really Free?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When God created us he gave us the freedom of choice.  Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, we are in bondage to the consequences of that choice.  Some people define freedom as the right to exercise their own choices, to be free moral agents.  No restrictions!  “I can do whatever I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testimony of God&#8217;s Overcoming Addiction Power</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello my name is Richard, and this is my testimony of God&#8217;s overcoming addiction power: My mother loved myself and my siblings, and as a single parent did the best she could to provide for all of our needs.  Sometimes providing for us included moving; different neighborhoods, different towns, and even different states.  I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restoration and Relapse</title>
		<link>http://www.overcomingaddictionblog.com/addiction/336-restoration-and-relapse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In aftercare treatment planning, one must include a clear plan of restoration. This plan must include a great deal of accountability and ongoing oversight. Relapse and recidivism rates for addicts still remain relatively high after completion of treatment. One must be on guard to discern the role of spiritual transformation in the life of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Behavioral Change (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Addicts have developed strong, highly programmed, even automatic behavior patterns in order to maintain their addiction. They will go to extraordinary lengths to deny, minimize, or rationalize this addictive behavior. 1. Focus honesty and behavior change. This requires the therapist to maintain a strong initial focus on honesty and behavior change. When the addict seeks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Has Your Tolerance Increased?</title>
		<link>http://www.overcomingaddictionblog.com/addiction/266-has-your-tolerance-increased/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[God has made us “fearfully and wonderfully” (Psalm 139: 14). One of the amazing qualities of the body is its ability to adapt. Whatever happens to the body it will always seek to return to the state of normal. Scientists and systems therapists call this homeostasis. A virus enters our body and the body works [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carrying Multiple Addictions?</title>
		<link>http://www.overcomingaddictionblog.com/addiction/233-carrying-multiple-addictions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many addicts suffer from more than one addiction. It is not uncommon for them to use a variety of substances and behaviors to alter their mood. Carnes (1991), in a research project with sex addicts, found, for example that half of all sex addicts suffer from chemical dependency. Carnes also found that the more serious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Addictive behavior and the brain</title>
		<link>http://www.overcomingaddictionblog.com/addiction/209-addictive-behavior-and-the-brain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.overcomingaddictionblog.com/addiction/209-addictive-behavior-and-the-brain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What has long been debated is whether or not certain behaviors can affect the chemistry of the brain. As scientists have increased their ability to scan and produce images of the brain (through MRI and PET studies, for example), research projects have begun to demonstrate that behaviors can also do this. When a person looks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Struggling With Addiction?</title>
		<link>http://www.overcomingaddictionblog.com/addiction/191-struggling-with-addiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The addict represents someone who has become trapped in a web of deceit and dark forces too powerful to overcome without significant help from God and others. Romans 7:21-25 reveals the truth about it: “So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in [...]]]></description>
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