2. Your Enemy Seeks to DestroyYou
“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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3. Addiction in Ghana
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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
4. The Physiology of Addiction
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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!
5. The Physiology of Addiction
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When a substance is introduced, the brain
immediately notices the chemical change.
6. The Physiology of Addiction
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The brain always responds in the opposite
direction!
REBOUND!
7. The Physiology of Addiction
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With repeated use the brain slowly sets a new
set point.
TOLERANCE!
Brain Chemistry is Changed!
8. The Physiology of Addiction
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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.
9. The Roadmap to Recovery
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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
10. The Heart of Recovery
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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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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’sWord
