New Antipsychotics
and the relative efficacy of different ones, is an important ongoing field of research. The development of new Antipsychotic medication is not generally regarded as a good treatment, just the best available. The most appropriate drug for an individual patient requires careful consideration.
As Nancy Reagan would say . Just say No.
I believe help can be found through application of spiritual principles such as hope, faith, honesty, courage, living in the here and now, openmindedness, kindness, identification with others who are completely abstinent from all drugs.
Recovery is also about the spirit, about dealing with that hole in the soul.
I was born with what I like to call a hole in my soul, a pain that came from the reality that I just wasn’t good enough.
That I wasn’t deserving enough. That you weren’t paying attention to me all the time. That maybe you didn’t like me enough.
It is true for those who are genetically predisposed. We know from twin and family studies that about 50 percent of a person’s vulnerability to addiction is genetic.
Millions of addicts around the world have recovered without the help of medication.
The fact is that today 12-step treatment is still the best treatment there is to offer.