BrainWeighve Eating Addiction Telehealth App Expands UCLA Trial
Telehealth provider, eHealth International, expands their UCLA trial of weight loss app, BrainWeighve.
Is ChatGPT the World’s Worst Therapist?
It’s hard to imagine a worse idea for treating a mental health disorder than using a large language model (LLM) therapy chatbot.
Nature vs. Nurture: New Study Identifies a Predisposition to Addiction
Research on the relationship between brain size and substance abuse raises more questions than answers.
The Connection Between Cognitive Dissonance and Addiction
Cognitive dissonance leads to negative emotional states and irrational behavior, even for robots.
Are Blind Boxes Turning Kids Into Addicts?
The Chinese government is cracking down on the sale of blind boxes and blind decks because they cause addiction in children.
Spiral Out, Hit the Wall
Whenever you self-medicate with, even if it’s exercise or food, when you stop it, then the dam breaks and everything that you’ve been keeping at bay emotionally comes right up. And then you’ve gotta decide what to do with it.
The Wall Street Journal Explainer on Ibogaine for Addiction Treatment
The Wall Street Journal sent a video team to Mexico to follow an opioid use disorder patient receiving ibogaine therapy.