People Are Sharing What It’s Like to Be Trapped in The Grip of Drug Addiction

One of the most powerful illusions in addiction is functionality. People continue working, parenting, socializing, and paying bills, which becomes evidence that nothing is wrong. Crisis is treated as ...
Psychology TodayOpinion

Addiction and the Psychology of Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicide

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

British Columbia Ends Program That Aimed to Curb Arrests of Drug Users

The three-year pilot program did not deliver the results hoped for, the health minister said. It had allowed drug users to ...
New York Post

I’m a psychologist who battled drug addiction — here’s how to finally break your bad habits

More than a third of Americans report making New Year’s resolutions, statistics show, many of which are focused on kicking bad habits. Whether it’s smoking, overeating, drinking excessive alcohol or ...
New York Post

Drugs taken by millions in US can cause ‘deviant’ sexual behavior including pedophilia — but patients aren’t warned by doctors

A class of drugs commonly used to treat movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome is pushing people into risky sexual behavior. Patients taking dopamine agonists say the ...
Los Angeles Times

Stigma only makes drug use more dangerous

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we ...
Springfield News-Leader

MIRA Reports Clear Reversal of Anxiety-Related Behavior in Animal Model Using SKNY-1, an Oral Drug Candidate for Obesity and Nicotine Addiction Under Definitive Agreement for ...

SKNY-1 was previously shown to achieve up to 30% weight loss, reverse nicotine craving, and preserve muscle mass in an animal model-and is designed to avoid the CNS side effects that halted earlier ...