Seattle Testing Contingency Management for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
A pilot project brings contingency management to the streets of Seattle in an effort to curb overdose deaths.
Following the Money on Video Game Addiction
A blizzard of lawsuits against video game makers reveals how video game addiction works and how it can be treated.
The Brain Scans of Adolescents Show Damage Caused by Internet Addiction
A systematic review of the brain scans of adolescents with internet addiction found surprising results.
Addiction — Instantaneous and Irreversible?
One dose of morphine or cocaine can almost immediately (within three hours, anyway) initiate physical changes in the brain.
Using Lifestyle Medicine to Treat Illness by Changing Behavior
Lifestyle medicine is a six-sided approach to improving lifestyles as a treatment for chronic disease.
A Revolution in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
More than a dozen startup companies are in competition to perfect telehealth addiction treatment programs.