Understanding Habit Formation
An important aspect of recovery from addiction is learning how to disrupt or retrain bad habits.
Weight Loss and the Science of Habit Formation
A look at the way habit formation influences weight loss, eating addiction and other compulsive behaviors.
Which Came First — Loneliness or Smartphone Addiction?
A look at three studies from across the world that show a strong positive correlation between loneliness and excessive smartphone use.
Addictiveness, From Many Angles
People feel very strongly about the addictiveness (or not) of sugar. What makes them so sure? Personal experience, for one thing.
Food Addiction vs. Eating Addiction
Does it make a difference whether obesity is the result of food addiction or eating addiction?
How the Demonization of Addiction Costs Municipalities Lives and Money
Due to stigma and moral hazard, many communities suffer more overdose deaths, lost income and unreimbursed costs.