Saturday, February 27th, 2010
I was talking with a friend the other night, and he asked me my opinion about the line between addiction and normal behavior. He was wondering whether I think that everyone who looks at porn is a sex addict.
I don't. (see some of our posts on sex addiction here)
Still, the ...
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Sunday, August 30th, 2009
***A disclaimer: Sex addiction is a relatively new concept in science. I haven't been able to find much research on the subject, so much of what is being said here is my interpretation of the current literature on sexual responsivity in humans.***
I've already mentioned that scientists are beginning to ...
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
In the first part of this little series on addiction cause and self-regulation I talked about some of the genetic influence on impulsivity that have been shown to also be related to drug use.
In this next part, I want to drive home some recent ideas regarding learning related to self-regulation.
It's ...
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
It will probably come as no surprise to at least most of you that addiction is closely linked to problems of self-regulation (like ADD and ADHD). This is one of the main reasons that professionals view addiction as a disease, and not a choice.
This post is pretty advanced, but it ...
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Friday, July 24th, 2009
Here are some drug use statistics:
Over 80% of adolescents engage in some form of deviant behavior (1).
Over 50% of high-school seniors admit to having used drugs (2).
Only 10%-15% of the population develop drug addiction problems related to their drug use (1).
The question is:
If the majority of teens experiment ...
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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
I've written about my own struggles with my addiction on here numerous times. I've used crystal meth, ecstasy, cocaine, marijuana, alcohol, LSD, mushrooms, and more, though the first few were the ones that really got me.
After an extended career as a dealer and addict, I turned a new leaf and ...
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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Okay, we've talked about meth and cocaine and how they affect the brain. As I mentioned, both cocaine and meth interfere with the way the brain stores and cleans up important neurotransmitters, including, most importantly, Dopamine and Norepinephrine.
The class of drugs known as opiates, which includes morphine, heroin, codeine, and ...
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