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RECOVER FROM ADDICTION

“Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self control

Proverbs 25:28

Your Enemy Seeks to Destroy You

“Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!" Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming, And the lamplight o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted Nevermore! “ -The Raven, Edgar Allen Poe

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There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the

end it leads to death. Proverbs 14:12

Pito Akpeteshie Ogogro Cocaine Heroin Ntampi

The Physiology of Addiction



The brain resists any disturbance to it’s neurochemical equilibrium. Like a thermostat, it has ‘set points’. If these are forced to change, they are done so very slowly.

The brain loves balance!




When a substance is introduced, the brain immediately notices the chemical change.




The brain always responds in the opposite direction!

REBOUND!




With repeated use the brain slowly sets a new set point.

TOLERANCE!

Brain Chemistry is Changed!




Initially the brain reacts by creating more receptors for substance. But with continued flooding, it will desensitize (ignore) the overabundance of the substance and create less receptors for the substance.

Cells are Changed!

Daughter cells will continue to have less receptors than started with. Addicts will feel worse than when they started using the substance.

The Roadmap to Recovery



The Triune Brain Have you ever seen a crocodile sing it’s young a lullaby? reptilian (R-Complex) brain Have you ever seen a cat or dog do a crossword puzzle? mammalian (Limbic) brain Humanity can rise above reptilian and mammalian worlds with the advent of the neo-mammalian brain – the neocortex. The Frontal Lobe – Crown and Glory of Man adorn with laurel wreath, dot it, crown it

The Heart of Recovery



Addiction is a metabolic and cellular syndrome that results from a spiritual deception. Substance Use & Abuse is in the limbic system. Talk therapies are limited in their effectiveness as use and abuse of a substance are not primarily ‘thinking’ problems of the neocortex. Substance Addiction is in the reptilian system. Appeal to emotions in the limbic system or logic in the neocortex system is limited in it’s effectiveness.

RECOVERY REQUIRES

ABSTINENCE (Fasting) to help the reptilian brain heal metabolically and cellularly.

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Renew the Body

Fast from substance

Renew the Mind

Study the Word, Pray

Renew Life

New people, places, and purpose

Abstinence & Renewal

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RECOVER FROM ADDICTION RX: The Solution

Jesus said, “… Man shall not live by bread alone, but by eve ry word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” - Matthew 4:4

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.- Psalm 119:105

God’s Word

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