Addictions Articles

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• White Elephants
  As I cried, I wanted to believe it was the alcohol that induced Mom’s words.  I had to believe it was the alcohol.  I don’t want them.  The words rang in my ears.  That’s the ...
• Is Adult ADHD Linked to Addiction?
  The prevalence of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) greatly exceeds the prevalence of this diagnosis among the adult ...
• iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us
  One of Dr. Larry Rosen’s friends feels he must be continuously connected to his electronic devices. If he is in a conversation that is more than 15 minutes long, “he excuses himself to go to ...
• Who Is a Sex Addict?
  Increasing numbers of men and women are seeking clinical treatment for sexual addiction. This is partly the result ...
• Hypersexuality: Symptoms of Sexual Addiction
  Sexual addiction or hypersexuality is defined as a dysfunctional preoccupation with sexual fantasy, often in combination with the ...
• George Mason: Life of Death
  Author's note: This review of George Mason’s autobiography, Life of Death, is not a review of Mason’s life, but rather of his book. It is difficult to critique the book without appearing critical toward the ...
• What’s My Zip Code?
  When I first saw this book "What's My Zip Code?" by David Stringer, it was in download format and I wondered what exactly it would be about because it seemed like an odd title to ...
• How To Change Your Drinking: A Harm Reduction Guide To Alcohol
  Substance misuse is one of the most common and widely discussed topics within the mental health community, as both clients and professionals debate the most effective ways to deal with addictions and their causes. In the ...
• Fat People
  For his book Fat People, Bill Schubart has created and gathered a collection of stories that will make you rethink your relationship with food. Schubart is smart, sensitive and unnervingly keen at noticing details.  The ...
• Breaking the Cycle: Free Yourself from Sex Addiction, Porn Obsession and Shame
  George N. Collins, MA, and his co-writer Andrew Adleman, MA, in Breaking the Cycle: Free Yourself from Sex Addiction, Porn Obsession and Shame provide a guide away from the cyclic, reactive, addictive, superficial and thus ...
• Seeking Drug and Alcohol Treatment for Employees
  [caption id="attachment_9713" align="alignright" width="211" caption="Credit: PHILIP LEE HARVEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY"][/caption]If you currently know of or have known of an employee who ...
• An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine
  In An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine, physician and medical historian Howard Markel, M.D., recounts the story of two geniuses who used themselves as guinea pigs in their ...
• Cry Depression, Celebrate Recovery: My Journey through Mental Illness
  Barbara Altman, a St. Louis, Mo., native, earned her Bachelor of Music degree at Fontbonne University and taught music therapy at St. Louis Institute of Music.  She now teaches piano and guitar in her home ...
• How Is Suboxone Treatment Different than Drug Abuse?
  Physicians who treat opioid addiction also have the option of utilizing 'medication-assisted treatment,' and the most common medications used in the treatment of opioid dependence today are methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine (Suboxone). Most people ...
• Opioid Dependence and Withdrawal
  A person is said to have physical opioid dependence if they have high 'tolerance' of opioids, meaning they need more of ...
• New Pilot Program Tries to Help the Mentally Ill Quit Smoking
  I was shocked when I read this statistic in Melinda’s Beck top-notch column, “Health Journal,” in the Wall Street Journal: Nearly half of all the ...
• Identifying Signs of Addiction
  While drug and alcohol use and abuse manifest themselves in different ways, they share a number of common signs and symptoms. Often, addicts ...
• Differences Between Outpatient and Inpatient Treatment Programs
  For patients needing drug and alcohol treatment, outpatient and residential (inpatient) treatment programs can provide an essential level of ...
• Is Trying To Change an Addictive Habit Worth It?
  Drugs. Alcohol. Food. Exercise. Shopping. Gambling. Attempts to change or fix other people. Trying to make more ...
• Keeping Your Child Free from Addiction
  The single most pressing concern for the parents I see in my psychotherapy practice, whether their child is 4 ...
• Can Smoking Cause Depression?
  Researchers have made bold claims about cigarette smoking leading to depression. It has long been known that smokers have higher rates of ...
• Challenging Body Distortions Through the Eyes of the Body
  Body image is the picture in our mind's eye of how we look to ourselves. It reflects our beliefs about how we think others perceive us ...
• 10 Things You Should Know About Compulsive Hoarding
  Many people might claim that, at least at one point in their lives, they could be classified as a "pack rat" or a ...
• Family Involvement is Important in Substance Abuse Treatment
  For family and friends of drug- or alcohol-addicted individuals, addressing the addiction is one of the most difficult ...
• Suicide and the Military
  When someone commits suicide, it’s a tragedy. When we are losing more soldiers to suicide than to ...