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    BrainWeighve Eating Addiction Telehealth App Expands UCLA Trial

    Telehealth provider, eHealth International, expands their UCLA trial of weight loss app, BrainWeighve.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe
    Image of a chicken superimposed on the image of a bingo card.
    Gambling Addiction

    Amazing Variety

    The concept of gambling covers a lot of ground. A professional gambler might strut around the exclusive European gambling clubs, or live in a basement and play poker online.

    Posted on Pat Hartman
    Photo of a pregnancy test on top of a blister pack if birth control pills on top of a calendar.
    Addiction Studies

    Hormonal Contraceptives and Addiction

    A new study points to a possible link between hormonal contraceptives and substance use disorders.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe
    Photo of a young woman focused on her smartphone as a symbol of short video addiction.
    Smartphone Addiction

    Does Short-Video Addiction Lead to Substance Use Disorders?

    New research shows that short-video addiction erodes decision-making abilities, leading to greater substance abuse.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe
    Arial photograph of a mountain resort near a golf course similar to Caron Addiction Treatment Center's campus.
    GLP-1

    New in Concierge Medicine: GLP-1 Drugs for Addiction Treatment

    Caron Treatment Centers report excellent results using GLP-1 drugs to treat a variety of addictions.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe
    Photo of a boy holding a tape measure in front of his eyes symbolizing the correlation between brain size and substance abuse.
    Addiction Studies Stress

    Brain Structure and Substance Abuse

    A new study on brain structure and substance abuse leads to erroneous conclusions about the sources of addiction.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe
    Comedian and actor Marc Maron illustration
    Substance Abuse

    Maron As Family Influence Case Study

    Some people are volunteer case studies, none more so than comedy pros who occasionally spill far more than a listener wants to know about some of their health problems, including the mental and emotional ones.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe