Behavioral Addictions: A Basic Understanding

Published January 8, 2014

Behavioral Addictions: A Basic Understanding

Filed under: drug abuse help for families

Now he has no money, his family is no longer willing to support his drug habit, and the only people he hangs out with are also heavy drug users. Jane is 51 years … Furthermore, we see the ways in which behavioral addictions often pair with substance …
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This Hormone Could Keep You From Getting Stoned Off Marijuana

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Researchers noted that the hormone could be useful in helping users overcome so-called “cannabis addiction.” Though marijuana is generally not considered physically addictive, some users have difficulty giving up the drug. Some regular users have …
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Mental Disorders in Mid-Life and Older Adulthood May Be Substantially More …

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When asked to provide so-called retrospective evaluations in six categories – major depressive disorder; obsessive-compulsive disorder; panic disorder; social phobia; alcohol abuse or dependence and drug abuse or dependence – participants underreported …
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