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Category: Articles>Addiction Research

Compulsive Gambling Hurts More Than the Gambler

Articles>Addiction Research

At one time, a person had to travel to Atlantic City or Las Vegas in order to participate in heavy-duty gambling. Today, gambling is available almost everywhere. Many states allow…

Kratom Use Can Be a Game of Chance

Articles>Addiction Research

Those who use the drug kratom may be in search of pain relief, a study aid or an easy high, but they could get something completely different, warn those on…

Where You End and I Begin: Perspectives on Co-Dependence and Boundary Setting By Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW

Articles>Addiction Research

In the previous article entitled Co-Depen-DANCE, I introduced the idea that co-dependence is a learned set of ideas and behaviors that center around our relationships with others, as well as…

A Review of the Research on Marijuana: It Isn’t Kid Stuff

Articles>Addiction Research

Statistics and opinions vary in the ongoing national debate about marijuana, but in one area, there is widespread agreement: kids and cannabis are a bad combination. Studies have linked adolescent…

Almost Winning Primes Gamblers’ Brains

Articles>Addiction Research

Problem gamblers are people who have an addiction-like relationship to gambling activities that don’t typically lead to major life disruptions for most individuals. As a rule, seriously affected gamblers qualify…

Women’s Prescription Painkiller Deaths Up 400 Percent

Articles>Addiction Research

In 2010, 6,600 women died from prescription painkiller overdose, according to a report that was recently released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Just as alarming, for every woman…

Smartphone Addiction Can Lead to Edgy, Overweight Teens

Articles>Addiction Research

Kat is an entrepreneur; she opened a bakery on her own and is working hard to get the business off the ground. She spends nights baking pastries and breads for…

Food Can Be As Addictive as Drugs, Study Finds

Articles>Addiction Research

To say that a food addiction is no different from a heroin addiction seems a little extreme. However, new research is showing just how similar all addictions are. Whether you…

Impulsive Young Teens More Likely to Drink Heavily as Adults

Articles>Addiction Research

Impulsivity is the term mental health professionals use to describe a personality trait that centers on a habit of acting without giving due consideration to the consequences of one’s choices.…

Spicy Food Lovers More Likely to Suffer from Alcoholism

Articles>Addiction Research

Do you love hot and spicy foods? Given the choice at a restaurant, do you ask for more heat, not less in your order? If so, it could be that…

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Category: Articles>Addiction Research

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Compulsive Gambling Hurts More Than the Gambler

Kratom Use Can Be a Game of Chance

Where You End and I Begin: Perspectives on Co-Dependence and Boundary Setting By Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW

A Review of the Research on Marijuana: It Isn’t Kid Stuff

Almost Winning Primes Gamblers’ Brains

Women’s Prescription Painkiller Deaths Up 400 Percent

Smartphone Addiction Can Lead to Edgy, Overweight Teens

Food Can Be As Addictive as Drugs, Study Finds

Impulsive Young Teens More Likely to Drink Heavily as Adults

Spicy Food Lovers More Likely to Suffer from Alcoholism

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