Category: Addiction, Audio

How the Physiology of Addiction Complicates Counseling

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From the series: Addictions (SI17)

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Counseling those who struggle with substance abuse is a challenging problem in our society. We will discuss how addictive drugs affect the brain and how that may complicate counseling from a Biblical perspective.

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  • Charles Hodges MD, is a family physician practicing medicine for Ascension St. Vincent Medical Group in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a graduate of Indiana School of Medicine and also received an MA in Counseling and MA in Religion from Liberty University. He is board-certified in family medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He is a counselor and instructor at Faith Biblical Counseling Ministry, and a fellow for ACBC. Charles is the author of Good Mood, Bad Mood: Hope for Depression and Bipolar Disorder, and editor of The Christian Counselor’s Medical Desk Reference. He and his wife, Helen, have 4 children, 13 grandchildren, and 1 great-granddaughter.

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