How Has Obamacare Impacted Substance Abuse Treatment?
Unsurprisingly, insurance companies have managed to create loopholes that prevent them from having to provide adequate rehab coverage. But how?read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 24, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Anna B. David Tags: Addiction Politics insurance companies obamacare rehab treatment Source Type: news

Behavioral Economics of Addiction
Behavioral economics provides a framework to understand when and how people make mistakes. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 24, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Shahram Heshmat, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Behavioral Economics Source Type: news

Addiction and Petroglyphs, Recovery and Basketball
The progression of active addiction is a deviation-amplifying process, much like pushing a wheelbarrow in a rut. Recovery is a deviation-counteracting process that involves consistent course corrections based on conscious awareness of one’s internal and external environment—for which basketball is an excellent analogy. How? You may ask.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 23, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Dan Mager, MSW Tags: Addiction Health Neuroscience Resilience Addiction analogies. recovery analogies Source Type: news

High Disc Behavior
According to research, around one in three people in the United States collects something – yet collectors are often portrayed negatively as obsessive and socially maladjusted. One of the most popular types of collecting is record collecting - but can the behavior be obsessive and/or compulsive?read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 23, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Mark D. Griffiths, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Happiness collecting Collecting addiction Collecting compulsion compulsive hoarding Music obsession Musomania Musophilia Record collecting Source Type: news

I Don’t Care: A Common Refrain
Indifference is the worst form of not caring about others.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 22, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Peg O'Connor, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Ethics and Morality Philosophy Relationships apathy callousness care indifference Source Type: news

How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others—and Feel Happier!
One of the easiest ways to feel bad about oneself is to compare yourself unfavorably to others. We may be tempted to compare ourselves with those who have more accomplishments, seem more attractive, make more money, or boast more Facebook friends. Here's how you can stop comparing yourself—and feel happier!read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 21, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Preston Ni, M.S.B.A. Tags: Addiction Aging Anxiety Behavioral Economics Child Development Cognition Creativity Depression Diet Eating Disorders Education Environment Ethics and Morality Evolutionary Psychology Gender Happiness Health Intelligence Source Type: news

Have We Become Addicted to Violence?
America's children spend 40 hours a week watching violent entertainment in the media. What can we do about our nation's addiction to violence?read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 19, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Diane Dreher, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Child Development Law and Crime Media Source Type: news

Why Addicts Relapse After Going to Treatment
Aftercare plans, usually several carefully prepared pages, are written, disseminated, and discussed with recovering addicts for a very good reason - they outline the path to continued sobriety and a healthy, happy life. Ignoring any element of an aftercare is never a good idea.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 19, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S Tags: Addiction Self-Help alcohol recovery drug and alcohol addiction treatment drug rehab recovery from alcholism recovery tips relapse prevention Source Type: news

Long Term Effects of Marijuana on the Brain
The recent legalization of marijuana in two U.S. states means that it’s an increasingly frequent topic of conversation for many people. One key question remains unanswered: does marijuana have long-lasting effects on the brain? Let's explore the evidence. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 18, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Joshua Gowin, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Neuroscience Source Type: news

Synthetic Weed and Teens
Throughout the U.S. shiny aluminum and colorful packages line the shelves of many convenience stores. To a normal shopper these cute cartoon looking packages appear to be potpourri, but to a drug seeking teen they are something entirely different; they are packed full of synthetic marijuana. A dangerous substance that can be potentially fatal to the user.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 16, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Raychelle Cassada Lohmann, M.S., L.P.C. Tags: Addiction Child Development Parenting synthetic drugs teens and drugs Source Type: news

Insanity Pain
Sometimes our sense of grief and loss over a failed relationship far outweighs the depth of the relationship. Why does rejection in these new relationships hurt so bad and what can we do to face this pain realistically? Pulling up your bootstraps is only part of the equation; sometimes the real work is in looking at ourselves instead.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 16, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Howard C. Samuels, Psy.D. Tags: Addiction Relationships Self-Help breaking up breakups relationship ending Source Type: news

Opioids and Marijuana Laws
Marijuana may reduce deaths from opioid overdoses.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 16, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Judy Foreman Tags: Addiction marijuana opioids pain Source Type: news

Asian Christian Female Sex Addict
Many people scoff at sex addiction citing it as men justifying their amoral sexual behaviors. But what happens when it's a woman struggling with compulsive masturbation and pornography? Is it viewed differently? How do you work with women who come from shame-based cultures or experiences? Learn more in this case study of an Asian Christian female sex addict.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 16, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Sam Louie, MA, LMHC Tags: Addiction Depression Race and Ethnicity Source Type: news

Does MDMA Have Psychotherapeutic Potential?
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is also known as “ecstasy” because of the ecstatic feelings it produces in those who use it. While many dismiss the drug as a dangerous substance, some scientists claim it may have positive therapeutic uses with little risk of harm when used under proper supervision.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 16, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Constance Scharff, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Integrative Medicine Psychiatry Self-Help doctors mdma Source Type: news

Cashing Up
A number of years ago, the sociologist Peter Slater claimed that “Money is America’s most powerful drug". It has also been argued that our increasing reliance on money and all of the things that it can buy has the potential to become an obsession that can destroy individual lives. But is there such a thing as 'wealth addiction'?read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 16, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Mark D. Griffiths, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Work Behavioural addiction Financial trading jordan belfort leonardo dicaprio Money addiction Wealth addiction Wolf of Wall Street Work addiction Workaholism. Source Type: news