Future of God in recovery from drug addiction.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry October 1, 2007 John D Sellman, Michael P Baker, Simon J Adamson et al.
The paper argues that the concept of a higher power, whether experienced through religion, spirituality, entheogens, or cognitive behavioral development, plays an important role in recovery from drug addiction. It integrates five threads of literature: the universality of God experiences, spiritual experiences induced by hallucinogenic drugs, the evolutionary neurobiology of addiction, the 12 Step movement's use of God, and ingredients for successful recovery. A common final pathway is the strengthening of executive functions, described as the brain's 'higher power'. Practical implications for helping people recover through their own experience of God or development of a higher power are outlined.