Models of Addiction: Chronic Brain Disease, Biased Choice, and the Contextual Model
The New York Times takes a long look at the chronic brain disease model of addiction and some alternatives.
The Effectiveness of Treatments for Smartphone Addiction
From dumbphones to comprehensive psychotherapy, we look at a range of interventions and treatments for smartphone addiction.
Could DOI be the Magic Bullet? Part 3
It seems strange that DOI and/or similar and perhaps even more effective psychedelics are not already the leading anti-addiction treatments.
Will You or Won’t You: The Biased Choice Model of Addiction
The biased choice model of addiction argues that addiction is not a chronic brain disease and can be beaten with cognitive behavioral therapy.
Why Addiction Is Not a Chronic Brain Disease
In a new book, Dr. Reinout W. Wiers asks if addiction is a chronic brain disease, how come most who suffer get better without treatment.
Is Addiction Really a Chronic Brain Disease?
Dr. Reinout W. Wiers summarizes the arguments in favor of classifying addiction as a chronic brain disease.