Does Deep Brain Stimulation Cure Addiction?

Does Deep Brain Stimulation Cure Addiction?

By Dr. Mark Shaw Desperation.[1] That’s what seems to be driving the three persons who have submitted to a surgical brain procedure called DBS to potentially solve their cravings for illicit drugs. DBS stands for Deep Brain Stimulation: a nickel sized hole is cut into...
HABAKKUK AND HOPE FOR ADDICTION – PART 2

HABAKKUK AND HOPE FOR ADDICTION – PART 2

-by TAC TEAM The founder of The Addiction Connection, Dr. Mark E. Shaw, hosted Oliver Underwood of The Damascus House on TAC’s podcast entitled “Habakkuk and Addiction” (#149). Underwood leads a men’s residential program for addiction that is recommended by The...
Worldview Determines the “Cure” for Addiction

Worldview Determines the “Cure” for Addiction

Can brain surgery solve a person’s addiction problem? Read WORLD Magazine’s February 23, 2022 article by Addie Michaelian here! Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a new, highly experimental brain surgery that attempts to regulate one’s cravings, or what...
Fentanyl On the Rise: What the Local Church Can Offer

Fentanyl On the Rise: What the Local Church Can Offer

by Dr. Mark E. Shaw (with TAC Team) The issue of fentanyl is getting significantly worse over time – it killed 40,000 people in 2021. This DEA report is information from the graphs and statistics that the CDC collects (read more). Why is fentanyl on the rise? It is...
Acts 4 and Addiction Ministry

Acts 4 and Addiction Ministry

By Dr. Mark E. Shaw A Little TAC History Ten years ago, The Addiction Connection officially launched with 12 national leaders in the biblical approach to addiction who met together in Cleveland, Ohio. After more than a year of praying and planning, the ministry began...