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AddictionNews

Month: May 2025

Particularly Wheat and Sugar 

If a commodity like sugar is accessible, affordable, and addictive, shouldn’t we be worried?

A 360-Degree View of Addiction Recovery

The Pew Fund for Health and Human Services takes a multi-disciplinary approach to addiction recovery in Philadelphia.

Cornell Professor Reports Progress on Vaccine for Cocaine Addiction

At a conference in New Orleans, Dr. Stephen M. Kaminsky reported positive results from a phase 2 trial on a vaccine for cocaine addiction.

Massive Medicaid Study Reveals Problems With Addiction Treatment

A study of all Medicaid claims shows almost no transition from overdose to addiction treatment.

Selling Addiction: Practice Makes Perfect

A telltale sign of hyper-processing is that people tend to eat the stuff fast, and the instantaneous delivery of reward molecules to the human system, especially the brain, seems to be an important facet of the irresistibility.

Chatbots and Psychological Resilience

A pair of studies from China demonstrate that chatbots are effective at improving psychological resilience.