Dawn Farm Addiction And Recovery Education Series

Addiction 101 was presented on September 26, 2017; by James Balmer; President, Dawn Farm. This program provides a general overview of alcohol/other drug addiction and recovery, examines the progression of alcohol/other drug use, reviews addiction as a brain disease and discusses the process of recovery. Viewers will learn how individuals experience initial and continuing alcohol and other drug use and gain a basic understanding of the process and diagnosis of addiction, how the brain functions in a person with alcohol/other drug addiction, and methods utilized to help people with alcohol/other drug use disorders achieve sustained recovery. This presentation is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a free, annual education series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of substance use disorder treatmen