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Food & Drink | Food & Drink
Cheese triggers the same part of the brain as hard drugs
If you regularly find yourself hovering around the cheese board at the Christmas dinner table, helping yourself to seconds or thirds, there may be a scientific explanation as to why you’re unable to tear yourself away. Researchers from the Univers
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
New Momentum for Addiction Treatment Behind Bars
New scientific evidence and a recently announced federal investigation may soften prison officials’ long-held opposition to the three FDA-approved addiction medications.
Psychology | Psychology
Addiction Rehab Is Broken. Can Technology Fix It?
My time in rehab left me humiliated and desperate to know why my friends were dying. A wave of app developers are trying to do better.
Health & Fitness | Health
Pre-surgery counseling, non-opioid pain relievers shown to reduce post-surgery opioid use - Scienmag: Latest Science and
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-Two new studies presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) demonstrated that pre-operative counseling resulted in a significant decrease in opioid use after hand surger..
Psychology | Psychology
7 Simple Ways to Break a Sugar Addiction
Is sugar your vice? Are you ready to start kicking this habit for good? If sugar is ruling your diet, then these tips will help you gain control over your food
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
What Addiction Actually Is
For most people, spirituality is a luxury, something to be sought after more “basic” needs are met. For addicts, there can be nothing resembling a normal life if their spiritual needs are not met first.
Psychology | Psychology
Does Drinking Make Anxiety Worse? | POPSUGAR Fitness
You know the story: you're nervous before a big date or you want to unwind after a stressful day and have a drink to calm yourself. It helps, too. Drinking a
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
When Someone You Love Is an Alcoholic or Addict
Living with an addict can be a living hell. Trying to help can often make matters worse. Find out what you can do to make a difference.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
As opioid addiction skyrockets, treatment for addicts lags far behind, insurance data show
Opiate addiction has risen nearly fivefold in the last five years, but that the numbers of addicts getting medically-assisted addiction treatment has risen only 65%, according to insurance data.
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
Drug addicts receive free treatment as part of Anaheim's 'Kindness' campaign
The idea is simple: If you are addicted to drugs, go to the Anaheim Police Department, ask for help -- and you will get
Science & Technology | TECH
Are Teenagers Replacing Drugs With Smartphones? - NYTimes.com
Amid an opioid epidemic, the rise of deadly synthetic drugs and the widening legalization of marijuana, a curious bright spot has emerged in the youth drug culture: American teenagers are growing less likely to try or regularly use drugs, including alcohol.
Miscellaneous | Social Media
Why We Can’t Look Away From Our Screens
In a new book, the social psychologist Adam Alter warns that our devotion to digital devices has morphed into something very much like addiction.
Science & Technology | Social Media
How to Stop Social Media From Taking Over Your Life
In this day and age, it’s hard to live a full life without logging onto Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram every now and then. The problem is that they can become a huge waste of time.
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Holds Promise for Treating Addiction
Vagus nerve stimulation can reduce cravings and may offer a radical new way to break the cycle of addictive behaviors, according to early findings from a preclinical study.
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
Body Image Problems Tied to Alcohol Issues
New research finds that body image misconceptions among teen-aged girls are associated with alcohol consumption. Notably, teen girls who report and act on
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
Therapy for Addictions and Compulsions
People may develop addictions or compulsions to mask or find relief, however temporary, from greater psychological concerns, such as depression or anxiety.
Miscellaneous | Food For Thought
How We Got Here: Treating Addiction In 28 Days
Decades ago, a researcher came up with 28 days as the ideal length of stay for inpatient alcoholism rehab, despite lack of evidence that it worked. That model is now being used for opioid addiction.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
'To my daughter's drug dealer': A distraught mother's viral Facebook post
Tina Louden's honest, raw confession is just the latest in a string of online posts and even death announcements that have dared to talk about topics long-held as taboos: addiction, drugs, mental illness.
Health & Fitness | Health
Can Better Medical Technology Stop the Opioid Epidemic? | VICE | United States
Probably not, but it can start to plug the pipeline.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
#Dopamine Returns to Normal 3 Months After Quitting Smoking
Three months after quitting smoking, levels of dopamine in the brain return to normal, according to a new study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry. The findings suggest that dopamine deficits found in smokers are due to the smoking itself and
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
Can You Get Over an Addiction?
Neuroscience is giving us new insights into people who abuse drugs and alcohol and new hope for their treatment.
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
Trauma is the root cause of addiction, according to Dr. Gabor Mate
Trauma is at the nature of addiction according to Dr. Gabor Maté. “Addiction is only a symptom, it’s not the fundamental problem. The fundamental problem is trauma,” said Dr. Maté…
News | Hollywood
From Addict To Avenger: The Journey Of Robert Downey, Jr.
He was an Oscar-nominated actor, but a series of bad choices derailed the life and career of Robert Downey, Jr. This is how he got it back.
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
Out With the Old - The New York Times
It may be better to give up your bad habits all at once, rather than one at time.
Music | Music
Prince Died From Accidental Overdose of Opioid Painkiller
Officials in Minnesota said the singer sustained an accidental overdose of self-administered fentanyl, a type of synthetic opiate.
News | Hollywood
Gene Simmons on Prince: 'How Pathetic That He Killed Himself'
Kiss singer recalls meeting the late musician at a show with then-girlfriend Diana Ross
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
Is Alcohol or Drug Abuse Taking a Toll on Your Digestion?
Support your recovery by improving gut health.
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
Why Do Certain Foods Seem to Have Power Over Us?
The All Too True Confessions of a Cereal Killer
Psychology | Relationships
When Someone You Love has an Addiction
When someone you love has an addiction, the shame, guilt and powerlessness can be overwhelming. Here's how to respond with empowerment, love and strength.
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
Finding the Right Treatment for Addiction
Religion and spirituality help people recover from addiction but cannot take the place of a full program. Religion and spirituality can help people re...
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
How Insecure Attachment Creates Fertile Ground for Addictions
What is “secure attachment” and how does not having it create fertile grounds for addictions?
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Revolutionary: Israeli Researcher Says He Can ‘Erase’ Memory Of Addiction
One Israeli researcher hopes he can combat the high rate of relapse by overhauling the way we administer drug rehabilitation.
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
Does Addiction Recovery Require a Change in Consciousness?
Change is possible. If you need help with substance abuse, seek it.
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
Dopamine: Why It's So Hard to Just Say 'No'
Recovering from addiction is about healing mind, body and life.
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think
New evidence about addiction isn't just a challenge to us politically. It doesn't just force us to change our minds. It forces us to change our hearts.
Entertainment | Celebrities!
Jon Hamm Treated for Alcohol Addiction -- Vulture
Mad Men's Jon Hamm has undergone treatment for alcohol addiction, the Associated Press reports.
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
Rewired: A Bold New Approach To Addiction and Recovery
Rewired: A Bold New Approach To Addiction and Recovery [Erica Spiegelman] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Rewired is a revolutionary new approach to addiction recovery from innovative expert Erica Spiegelman. With this plan
Advice & Self-Help | Access the Bars
The Access Bars, Addiction And Mental Health | Access Consciousness Blog
by Marilyn Bradford MSSW, MEd., CFMW Armed with my license to practice psychotherapy, a ton of books and theories as well as an internship with the most
