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    Cannabis plants growing at outdoor farms.
    Substance Abuse

    Congress Ends Shutdown By Shutting Down Hemp Law Loophole

    Congress closes the hemp law loophole that allowed high-potency cannabis derivatives to be sold nationwide.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe
    Portrait of very thin girl looking at the camera with almost nothing on the plate in front of her.
    Mental Health

    Chatbots Stimulate Eating Disorders

    Chatbots are contributing to eating disorders — even chatbots designed to help with eating disorders.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe
    Gil Scott-Heron on stage.
    Mental Health Substance Abuse

    The Enemy in the Next Room

    As Gil Scott-Heron famously sang, “Home Is Where the Hatred Is.” How does it apply to addiction?

    Posted on Pat Hartman
    Graphic with a sign reading "PAIN RELIEF" surrounded by pills and a pen.
    Displacement

    What’s Causing Addiction: Reward or Relief?

    The reward theory of addiction says people are pulled into it; the displacement theory says they’re pushed.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe
    Contains the text "Treatment of Eating Addiction and Obesity as Displacement Activity: A Pilot Study," a presentation by Dr. Robert A. Pretlow at the 9th International Conference on Obesity and Chronic Diseases
    Displacement

    BrainWeighve Is a Displacement Intervention

    Dr. Robert A. Pretlow, publisher of AddictionNews, gave a presentation on displacement intervention at ICOCD2025.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe
    Illustration of a man at a desk with a computer that appears to be causing his head to catch on fire, a metaphor for technology addiction.
    Internet Addiction

    Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous

    The Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous (ITAA) is a mutual aid organization for recovering technology addicts.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe