Maybe you read that study that showed constantly checking your phone is slowly strangling your relationships (or the follow-up research that confirmed this). Maybe you were horrified by the finding ...

Thank you for your question. The issue of sex addiction is serious so I appreciate that you brought it up. My first question would be, “what makes you say you are addicted to sex?” While you are ...

On a cold January day in 2013, Robert Bernu sat across from his son, David, in a restaurant. He still remembers that moment clearly. "Dad, I need you to know that I'm confident I blew last semester ...

Addiction concetualization - Philosophical and logical differences and misinterpretations One of the first issues I take with the argument against control as a major factor in addiction is the ...

The brain disease model is the most prevalent model of addiction in the western world. Particularly in the United States, it dominates professional and public discourse on prevention, treatment, ...

It’s hard to talk about addiction. The American war on drugs has dedicated over half a century to treating addiction like a crime rather than a disease—portraying drug abuse as a moral failing instead ...

A Rutgers-led study found that genes related to impulse control and reward processing are major factors in addiction risk. Researchers analyzed genetic data from over 2.2 million people to understand ...

Submit a chapter to an upcoming edited book about Sociology of Addiction. Sociological approaches have become increasingly prominent and topical in the multidisciplinary field of addiction research.

Dr. Dodes' recent article, titled "The Myth of Addictiveness" reminded me of his other posts to a large extent, but also of a recent article on All About Addiction claiming that the notion of "loss of ...