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The Gateway to Everything Nice

If there is such a thing as a gateway drug to food addiction, what might that substance be? Sugar is a strong contender.

Cytisine – Made From Natural Products – Approved for Treatment of Nicotine Addiction

A drug derived from poisonous laburnum seeds, cytisine has been approved as a stop-smoking aid and shows promise for treating other addictions.

There’s No Such Thing As Addictive Personality

For decades, psychological researchers have speculated about an addictive personality, but the scientific research is united that it doesn’t exist.

Psychedelics + Psychotherapy = Brains Change Rapidly

New research indicates that the rechanneling of brain energy away from destructive addictions can be accelerated with a combination of psychotherapy and psychedelic substances.

Does Addiction Destroy the Brain?

Research by Koob & Le Moal helps explain how addiction damages the brain.

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