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Oh, Those Oreos!

It has been over a decade since the astonishing news came out: Oreo cookies are addictive — to a rat, anyway.

Treating Compulsive Shopping As an Addiction

Compulsive shopping is not a recognized mental health disorder, but pathological purchasing is a problem best treated as an addiction.

Dr. Nora Volkow Calls Out Commercial Interests Pushing Addiction

The Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Dr. Nora Volkow points out a national problem with corporations pushing addiction.

And Now, Tianeptine!

If there is one thing the USA does not need it’s an easily available, very addictive, potentially fatal substance with many side effects.

Could DOI be the Magic Bullet? Part 3

It seems strange that DOI and/or similar and perhaps even more effective psychedelics are not already the leading anti-addiction treatments.

Why Addiction Is Not a Chronic Brain Disease

In a new book, Dr. Reinout W. Wiers asks if addiction is a chronic brain disease, how come most who suffer get better without treatment.