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Pat Hartman

The Next Best Thing to Wasted

Food coma has the same effect that opiate addicts crave — escape from the bonds of consciousness. Oblivion. Erasure of the environment.

Chaos Behind the Wheel

The neurobiology of addiction is one of the strongest forces to affect human behavior. How a particular person reacts can depend on many factors. It’s physical too.

An Activist Who Knows What’s What

When pondering the deep questions of drug abuse, it is useful to consult an intelligent and articulate addict, like Russell Brand.

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.

Continuation, the Third C of Addiction

How is substance dependence defined? And is long-term, continuous recovery from food addiction possible?

Control, the Second C of Addiction — Continued    

How does a deadly habit correlate with a person’s inordinate thirst for attention? Such a psychological malfunction can be behind addiction and can be cured with a lot of work and insight.