Can Alzheimer’s Patients Become Addicted?
September 23, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
AlzheimersNotes.com
In recognition of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, the Health & Wellness Channel has initiated a project. Various bloggers are writing posts revolving around the Twelve Steps of Recovery designated by Alcoholics Anonymous. The bloggers have selected one or more steps to write about in relation to their own blog topic. Then Liz Lewis at Healthbolt will compile them.
Although I didn’t participate by writing about any of the steps, I considered how this topic might relate to Alzheimer’s patients. Do they become addicted because they are prescribed medications, depressants, stress relievers to enable them to cope?
When my mother was very agitated, even hostile, …read more




