Are There Positive Addictions?
There’s no such thing as a positive addictionread more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 19, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Peg O'Connor, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Happiness Health consequences positive addiction wellbeing Source Type: news

Addiction as a Disease of Isolation
The anxiously attached person chooses the chemical shortcut to avoid pain and frustration, and becomes trapped there. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 19, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Shahram Heshmat, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction anxiety Source Type: news

Complain And You Gain
We’re not really an addiction-addled culture of over sharers, instead, it’s that we’re a culture of complainers. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 18, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Peggy Drexler, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Media Self-Help Source Type: news

The Number One Thing We Often Forget to Teach Our Children
The one thing we often fail to teach our children, because our parents failed to teach us...read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 18, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Colleen Long, Psy.D. Tags: Addiction Child Development Depression Happiness Parenting Self-Help babies books children colleen long cultvating joy education khalil parents shefali teach Source Type: news

The Number One Thing Our Parents Forgot to Teach Us
The one thing we often fail to teach our children, because our parents failed to teach us...read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 18, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Colleen Long, Psy.D. Tags: Addiction Child Development Depression Happiness Parenting Self-Help babies books children colleen long cultvating joy education khalil parents shefali teach Source Type: news

The Case of the Missing Scooter
What the theft of my daughter's scooter says about social trustread more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 17, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Ulrich Boser Tags: Addiction Law and Crime Source Type: news

Toward the Re-Establishment of Trust
Will Dave be able to regain the trust of his wife soon after his discharge from his rehab? With some transparency on his part, this may be possible quicker than one thinks.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 14, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Mark A. Stahlhuth, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Source Type: news

My Alcoholic Evening
Drinking is like any other behavior; its meaning can be understood only in relation to its function.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 11, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Michael Karson, Ph.D., J.D. Tags: Addiction Relationships Sleep Therapy Source Type: news

Veteran’s Day Message from Cliffside Malibu
There are many things I’m proud of in this world. One is that I live in a nation with a volunteer military. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 11, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Richard Taite Tags: Addiction Depression Politics veteran veterans veterans day Source Type: news

What Does The Drug Do For You?
Addiction is both a solution and consequence of the psychological pains. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 11, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Shahram Heshmat, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Psychiatry Source Type: news

5 Excuses for Staying Addicted - Is One of Them Yours?
Living with an addiction to drugs or alcohol is hard. Coming to terms with the need to seek treatment can be even harder. Are you making excuses to avoid dealing with the elephant in the room?read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 10, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: David Sack, M.D. Tags: Addiction Depression Procrastination Self-Help addiction treatment alcohol abuse alcohol rehab alcoholic alcoholism anxiety co-occuring disorders drug abuse drug rehab dual diagnosis mental health Source Type: news

America is Voting on Marijuana
A recent poll from The Huffington Post and YouGov claimed that more respondents were in favor of legalizing marijuana than were opposed to it.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 7, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Constance Scharff, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Politics Psychiatry America marijuana voting Source Type: news

Prescription Opioid Abuse: A Gateway to Heroin and Overdose
Opioid-involved overdoses in the United States have dramatically increased in the last 15 years, largely due to a rise in prescription opioid (PO) use. Emerging evidence suggests the increase is linked to unintentional PO misuse that easily turns into addiction.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 7, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Richard Taite Tags: Addiction Behavioral Economics Psychiatry heroin opioids Source Type: news

Are Our Screens Saving Us From Crime?
There is lots of evidence that when an activity is so engrossing it has the capacity to stop people engaging in other types of activity. However, could the recent crime drop in the UK be explained by adolescents spending too much time playing video games and social networking?read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 7, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Mark D. Griffiths, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Child Development adolescence Adolescent gaming Adolescent social networking Crime Substitution Hypothesis digital natives Excessive Facebook use Excessive online use gaming addiction Online addictions Routine activity theo Source Type: news

You May Not Do Crime If You Don't Have The Time
There is lots of evidence that when an activity is so engrossing it has the capacity to stop people engaging in other types of activity. However, could the recent crime drop in the UK be explained by adolescents spending too much time playing video games and social networking?read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 7, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Mark D. Griffiths, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Child Development adolescence Adolescent gaming Adolescent social networking Crime Substitution Hypothesis digital natives Excessive Facebook use Excessive online use gaming addiction Online addictions Routine activity theo Source Type: news