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.
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.
Nicotine Addiction and Mental Health
A new report on nicotine addiction and mental health shows a stronger-than-expected connection between smoking, vaping, e-cigarettes, and mental health disorders.
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.
Is Ozempic the Gateway Drug for CBT?
Two recent studies show nearly twice the weight loss for patients who undergo group CBT in addition to taking liraglutide, a GLP-1 agonist.
Using Lifestyle Medicine to Treat Illness by Changing Behavior
Lifestyle medicine is a six-sided approach to improving lifestyles as a treatment for chronic disease.