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.
Ketamine Addiction Grows at a Shocking Rate in the U.K.
An article in The Guardian sounds the alarm about the growing number of young people seeking treatment for ketamine addiction.
How to Change Your Mind
In his book, A New Approach to Addiction and Choice, Dr. Reinout Wiers examines ways to repair cognitive systems damaged by addiction.
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.
Is Addiction Really a Chronic Brain Disease?
Dr. Reinout W. Wiers summarizes the arguments in favor of classifying addiction as a chronic brain disease.