Health Information
James C. Berman, MD, addiction medicine specialist,
from Penn Addiction Medicine, part of Penn Behavioral
Health, compiled the information that you will
find on the Stairway
to Recovery web site. Dr. Berman is certified
by the American Society of Addiction Medicine
(ASAM). The hope is that you and your family
members learn the following:
1. Addiction is a disease.
- It's NOT a lack of moral courage…
- It's NOT a lack of will power…
- It's NOT anyone's fault…
- It's a disease… and it's treatable.
2. Treatment works if one stays engaged.
3. The more knowledge one has about the disease…
- the more one takes control of recovery…
- the more likely recovery is successful.
See
also: Stairway
to Recovery web site
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