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Self-Regulation Improvement From ADHD to Google DeepMind

Most of the research on self-regulation improvement comes from pediatrics, but it’s getting a high-tech makeover thanks to Google’s DeepMind.

In-Home Addiction Treatment Programs Thrive

Aware Recovery, an in-home addiction treatment provider, boasts that 78% of patients are drug-free and alcohol-free six months after treatment ends.

Drug Addiction Leads to Loneliness but Does Loneliness Lead to Drug Addiction?

Does loneliness lead to drug addiction? A recent article tries to make that case, and we investigate the science behind it.

You Broke It, You Bought It: Contingency Management and Addiction Recovery

There is a stunning amount of resistance to the most effective opioid addiction treatment: paying addicts to not take drugs.

The Psychology of Addiction and Recovery: A Contrary View

Dr. Elias Dakwar of Columbia University’s CHOSEN addiction recovery program shares five myths about addiction that many people will find surprising.