AddictionNews

Latest developments in causes and treatments

AddictionNews

AddictionNews

Month: May 2024

The Pendulum Swings Between Zero Tolerance and Harm Reduction

A panel of addiction experts explores changing attitudes toward the harm reduction approach to substance use disorder.

EU Uses Digital Services Act to Crack Down on Addictive Algorithms

The European Commission launched proceedings against Meta for exposing minors to addictive algorithms.

Understanding Xylophagia — The Addiction to Eating Paper

Examining the literature on xylophagia, an unusual, but not uncommon, addiction to eating paper.

Comedians and Too Much Food

Many professional comedians got their start as fat kids, and served their apprenticeship as obese teenagers, and some have carried it into adulthood.

GLP-1 Drugs Used to Reduce Cancer, Fight Dementia

GLP-1 agonists such as Ozempic and Wegovy are being tested for their ability to impact cancer rates and slow dementia.

The Movement Away From Abstinence and Toward Addiction Resistance

The unrealistic focus of substance abuse education on abstinence is yielding to a more enlightened approach based on addiction resistance.