What Are We Doing When We Do Drugs?
Three different theories on the origins of addiction merge into one.
The Truth About Vaping
A disagreement over whether vaping products should be encouraged or discouraged is headed to court.
Is the Addicted Brain Overlearning?
Addiction may solidify via pathological learning, but the need for displacement comes first.
Does Exercise Addiction Prove the Unified Theory of Addiction?
The case for exercise addiction appears to corroborate the Unified Theory of Addiction.
The Origins of Addiction: Toxic Stress
A 2012 policy statement from the AAP sounded the alarm about “toxic stress” leading to “maladaptive coping patterns.”
The Origins of Obesity
Half of obesity is genetic, researchers say, but the other half could be the result of soothing infants with food.