BrainWeighve Eating Addiction Telehealth App Expands UCLA Trial
Telehealth provider, eHealth International, expands their UCLA trial of weight loss app, BrainWeighve.
Refer Customers to Therapy — It’s the Law!
A lot of business heads are determined to wring every dollar from the pockets of people who live to gamble, whether they call it a habit, just play, or an addiction.
Using Micro Units to Lure Addicts Into Addiction Treatment
The city of Juneau, Alaska, is building 24 tiny homes for patients who enroll in addiction treatment.
Anti-Reward System Implicated in Drug Relapse
Researchers identified an anti-reward system in the brain that discourages withdrawal from cocaine.
Early-Childhood Smartphone Use Doubles Adult Mental Health Problems
A massive online assessment finds that a range of mental health problems are associated with early-childhood smartphone use.
Anxiety, Depression, and Self-Harm — Internet Addiction Goes Global
A major global study shows an increase in internet addiction and a correlation with anxiety, depression, and self-harm.
More on the Scourge of Sports
Apparently, only around 1% of Americans (which encompasses around 2.5 million adults) have a gambling problem classified as “severe”, but that is enough to cause widespread devastation and suffering among the affected population.