16 February 2021

Compulsive Shopping

Many people are addicted to shopping without realising it, spending on things they don't need. A disorder that affects mental health as well as finances.

30 October 2020

Detox in Las Palmas

In Las Palmas there are specialist centres such as the Reconectar Therapy Centre, dedicated to helping, treating and supporting people with addiction and codependency.

20 August 2020

Drug use in women

Gender roles are a conditioning factor in many aspects of women's lives, including drug use and its patterns and consequences.

20 June 2020

Anxiety and Anxiety Disorder

There is a key difference between anxiety as a normal response of the body and an anxiety disorder. We explain the symptoms and how to manage it.

15 November 2018

Cocaine addiction treatment

Cocaine is a hard drug disguised behind an image of glamour and fun that causes serious family, work, physical and emotional problems.

Tratamiento de Alcoholismo en Las Palmas

18 July 2018

Alcoholism Treatment in Las Palmas

How alcohol acts on the body and what effects and consequences alcoholism has: from brain deterioration to devastating liver damage.

Consecuencias del consumo de Cannabis (THC)

6 June 2018

Consequences of cannabis (THC) use

The short- and long-term consequences of using cannabis, hashish and marijuana, both physical and mental: from memory to cancer risk.

2 June 2018

Addiction as an illness

Addiction is considered an illness because it meets all the requirements medicine demands: natural history, clinical picture, aetiology and prognosis.

26 April 2018

Cognitive Therapy for Dependencies

The cognitive approach applied to substance abuse helps manage the problems that lead to emotional suffering and dependency on drug use.

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