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Mindfulness a Requirement for Quitting GLP-1s

GLP-1s may encourage more mindful eating. Quitting GLP-1 medications may also require a turn toward mindfulness, which can be difficult for people with eating addiction or disorders.

The HEAL Initiative on Addiction Prevention

What the HEAL Initiative hopes to achieve in addiction prevention is a long way from what it currently offers.

How to Get Off GLP-1 Drugs

Is there a way to reduce or discontinue using GLP-1 drugs without the weight gain?

Training AI to Bankrupt Families and Destroy Mental Health

Online gambling syndicates and prediction markets get caught training AI to target gambling addicts.

A Natural Method for Channeling Excess Motivational Energy

This is part 2 of our look at the unified theory of addiction and its author, AddictionNews publisher Robert Pretlow, M.D., MSEE, FAAP.

Global Conference on Addiction and Psychiatry (GAP 2026)

Dr. Robert Pretlow, publisher of AddictionNews, lays out the unified theory of addiction at GAP 2026.