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Canada Debates Involuntary Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

Despite warnings from the scientific community, provinces in Canada are determined to expand involuntary treatment for substance use disorders.

Introducing… Comedians and Substances

The most illuminating tales of addicted life come from a relatively tiny slice of the occupational spectrum: professional comedians.

More Things About Alcohol and Addiction

Those suffering from addiction cannot see how they appear to the rest of the world, while simultaneously placing higher value on the drug of choice over most other factors in their lives.

Some Things About Alcohol and Addiction

Is a non-addict even a possibility? Does everyone start out already belonging to the category of incipient addict, a condition from which we can never graduate; the best state to which we can ever aspire?

Oh, Those Oreos!

It has been over a decade since the astonishing news came out: Oreo cookies are addictive — to a rat, anyway.

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.