The Failure to Extinguish Painful Memories
What’s the difference between pain and stress? Pain causes stress, but stress does not require pain.
Hype on the Horizon: Reforming Addiction Treatment
A high-level conference on addiction treatment fails to acknowledge the elephant in the room.
Managing Stress With Birdsong
We offer opposing views on the value of birdsong in stress management.
Does Exercise Addiction Prove the Unified Theory of Addiction?
The case for exercise addiction appears to corroborate the Unified Theory of Addiction.
New Research on GLP-1 Drugs and Substance Use Disorders
A massive Swedish study shows GLP-1 drugs significantly reduce hospitalizations for alcohol use disorder and other substance use disorders.
The Origins of Addiction: Toxic Stress
A 2012 policy statement from the AAP sounded the alarm about “toxic stress” leading to “maladaptive coping patterns.”