What We Do to Ourselves
It cannot be denied that our society has become very used to and quite comfortable with an extreme amount of self-damaging behavior.
Preventing Relapse During Recovery From Opioid Use Disorder
Researchers at the University of Maryland team up to study the genetics of relapse during recovery from opioid use disorder.
An Addiction to Telling Bad Jokes
Can a person become addicted to telling bad jokes? The answer is yes.
Will You or Won’t You: The Biased Choice Model of Addiction
The biased choice model of addiction argues that addiction is not a chronic brain disease and can be beaten with cognitive behavioral therapy.
Akrasia and a New Approach to Addiction Recovery
Akrasia is acting against one’s own best interests, and it’s behind a new book on addiction by Dutch psychologist, Reinout W. Wiers.
Is the Source of Addiction Self-Punishment?
Two prominent psychotherapists trace the source of addiction and compulsive behaviors to a desire for self-punishment.