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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.

Sounds Like a You Problem

Today’s post deals with assorted matters related to addiction, or rather, to the ending of addiction; and a major component of it is self-honesty.

The Role of Displacement in Social Media Addiction

The trial in Los Angeles over social media addiction may be overlooking the smoking gun: displacement.

Does Smoking Cannabis Make You Smarter?

A new study examining the brain scans of 26,362 lifetime cannabis users shows “better cognitive performance” than non-users.

Why Is Gen Z Drinking Less Alcohol?

What’s behind the steady decline in alcohol abuse rates for Gen Z?

“Agentic AI Avatars” Touted by Dr. Oz on Prevention Day

CMS Administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, touts “agentic AI avatars” in Prevention Day livestream.

RFK Jr. Launches STREETS Initiative for Addiction Treatment

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces $100 million for the STREETS Initiative.