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    Screen capture from RITch®CBT app, a digital therapeutic for the treatment of substance use disorders
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    Avatar-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders

    Dr. Carolyn Easton at the University of Rochester is part of a team exploring the use of digital technologies in the treatment of substance use disorders.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe
    Computer-generated graphic of a human brain in the cubist style illustrating the many facets of the brain involved in addiction.
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    Is Addiction Really a Chronic Brain Disease?

    Dr. Reinout W. Wiers summarizes the arguments in favor of classifying addiction as a chronic brain disease.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe
    How Family Businesses Deal With Substance Use Disorder in the C-Suite; photo of young male alcohol addicted employee working in the office
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    How Family Businesses Deal With Substance Use Disorder in the C-Suite

    American Express and Fortune magazine share advice on how family businesses deal with substance use disorder in the C-suite.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe
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    Could DOI be the Magic Bullet? Part 1           

    Research shows that serotonergic psychedelics became very interesting to the scientists who specialize in such arcane fields.

    Posted on Pat Hartman
    Electrodes administer transcranial direct current stimulation while sensors record oxygen levels in a test subject's brain as he performs a multitasking cognitive test in the Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation lab at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 19, 2016.
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    Taking a Look at Tech Startups in Addiction Recovery

    A look at several tech startups in addiction recovery featured in the respected engineering journal, IEEE Spectrum.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe
    Closeup photo of wrinkled skin illustrating the anticipation wrinkle and the expectation wrinkle in addiction.
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    The Anticipation Wrinkle, The Expectation Wrinkle, and the Neurocircuitry of Addiction

    Addicts get hooked on thinking about indulging to a degree that consuming is a letdown.

    Posted on Steve O'Keefe