Addiction Treatment Magazine

Brain damage is caused by many different things, but one of the most common is substance abuse. Drug and alcohol use cause neuropathological damage in individuals, and after deciding to discontinue substance abuse, many individuals may benefit from assistance in healing that damage.

In non-clinical settings, use of the terms alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence commonly refer, rather generically, to the problematic use of alcohol. While these terms are often used interchangeably, there are significant differences between them. Each is a specific diagnosis that describes a type of problematic drinking. A third term, alcoholism, is also widely used [...]