Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
One of the main features of addiction is, unfortunately, how insidious it is.
Given everything I've been learning in the past 12 years about drugs, their abuse, and the people involved, I feel right in saying that most people don't realize how far gone they are until it's too late.
I consider ...
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
So while we're sitting here talking about drug addiction, quite a bit of research in the last few years has looked into food, and specifically high-sugar-content foods, as a possibly addictive substance (food addiction).
The focus started when the new head of NIDA (The National Institute on Drug Abuse), Dr. Nora ...
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Here are this weeks gems when it comes to learning about addiction. As usual, if you click this title's post, you'll get a list of our related post as a bonus!
Adventures in Ethics and Science - A nice post about the current state of the animal-rights dialog
Addiction Inbox - Mood ...
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
These are some useful articles about addiction I've found online. While they cover some topics we've discussed on here, I think it's always better to be more educated!
From Addiction Recovery Basics - Personality Vs. Genetics
From Beating Addictions - A little Q & A about sugar addiction
From Breaking the Cycles - ...
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Sunday, January 4th, 2009
Contributing Co-Author: Andrew Chen
Like most living creatures, humans have internal biological clocks known as circadian rhythms. These internal cycles synchronize our bodies with the Earth's 24-hour day/night cycle and prepare us for predictable daily events (1). Circadian rhythms regulate a number of bodily functions including temperature, hormone secretion, bowel movements, ...
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
Hi everyone,
I've been wanting to do something to help drug users for a long time now, so instead of just thinking about it, I've decided to go ahead and give this a try.
I'm a doctoral student at UCLA working on my PhD in psychology. I've been studying issues related to ...
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