Can You Get Addicted to Fame?
The desire for attention travels the same pathways through the brain as other compulsions.
New Research in Using Psychedelics to Break Gambling Addiction
The Centre for Psychedelic Research at the Imperial College London is starting trials on the use of psilocybin to break the bonds of gambling addiction.
Dopamine Fasting: Fad or Fantastic?
Dopamine fasting began as a Silicon Valley quick fix for addicted tech execs. It’s now been refined into a helpful tool.
Using Psychedelics to Treat Addiction
The search is on for ways to use such drugs as ketamine, psilocybin, and newly synthesized non-hallucinogenic psychedelics in the treatment of addiction.
Pregnancy and Smartphone Addiction
Recent studies look at the relationship between smartphone addiction and preterm birth, birth weight, and infant health.
Orthorexia Nervosa: When Healthy Eating Becomes an Eating Disorder
A new review of the scientific literature on orthorexia nervosa shows that healthy eating can be taken to an unhealthy extreme.