By now, you might have discovered that taming your sweet tooth as a New Year's resolution is harder than you think. New research by Duke University scientists suggests that a habit leaves a lasting mark on specific circuits in the brain, priming us to feed our cravings.
Date Posted: January 23, 2016
Categories: Addictions
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The term “addiction” is usually associated with alcoholism and drug abuse. Yet people can get addicted to different stimulants that are far beyond illegal substances.
Dec 28
Categories: Addictions
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Why is prison drug treatment such a failure? A counselor, an expert and two former inmates weigh in.
Dec 14
Categories: Addictions, Drug Addiction
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Most people think of eating disorders and drug addiction as separate and distinct issues, but as many people who suffer with these maladies know firsthand, there is often significant overlap between the two.
Dec 1
Categories: Addictions, Drug Addiction, Eating Disorders
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A new website aims to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTI Australians by providing targeted information on drugs, alcohol, and mental and sexual health.
Nov 25
Categories: Addictions, LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues
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While the games have undoubtedly evolved, there is still that immutable question: What drives people to gamble? Especially when the very nature of gambling itself means that you may lose something valuable?
Sep 21
Categories: Addictions, Gambling Addiction
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Temptations can capture your motivational system and drive you to do something that is not in your long-term best interests. If you prepare for those temptations, though, you may be better able to resist them.
Sep 19
Categories: Addictions, Control Issues, Drug Addiction, Gambling Addiction, Love ...
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Hooked on drugs since she was 13, Elaine cured her addiction by kicking and punching to upbeat music.
The 25-year-old, who declined to reveal her real name, has finally waved goodbye to drugs after six years in and out of rehabilitation centres.
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Sep 1
Categories: Addictions, Drug Addiction
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Research shows that independent of weight gain and obesity, high-fat feeding can cause impairments in the functioning of the brain circuitry profoundly implicated in mood disorders, drug addiction, and overeating - several states and pathologies ...
Jul 21
Categories: Addictions, Eating Disorders, Mood Swings / Bipolar
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Brigham and Women's Hospital finds that developing and implementing an interdisciplinary care improvement initiative improves outcomes.
Jul 2
Categories: Addictions, Drug Addiction, Suicide Prevention
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Surprisingly, alcohol is not bad for all types of memory. Alcohol can actually help some areas of the brain learn and remember. While it’s true that alcohol is generally bad for conscious memory, it can boost unconscious memory. This may help ...
Jun 17
Categories: Addictions
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Alcohol use disorder as defined by a new diagnostic classification was widespread and often untreated in the United States, with a lifetime prevalence of 29.1 percent but only 19.8 percent of adults were ever treated, according to an article ...
Jun 4
Categories: Addictions
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Researchers at the University of Birmingham have highlighted significant similarities between the behavioural effects of oxytocin and alcohol.
May 22
Categories: Addictions
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There's nothing like the salty tang of beef-flavoured Top Ramen broth and a mouthful of slightly overdone instant noodles. At least, not for me. I've gone on record about my obsession before, writing about how ramen noodles helped me get through ...
Apr 28
Categories: Addictions
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E-Cigarettes were invented to help smokers to quit smoking. But it is getting increasingly popular with teenagers, even those who have never smoked. Over 10,000 children were surveyed about their use of e-cigarettes. Using it at least once was more ...
Apr 18
Categories: Addictions, Drug Addiction, Teenage Issues
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Binge-drinking during adolescence may perturb brain development at a critical time and leave lasting effects on genes and behavior that persist into adulthood.
Apr 7
Categories: Addictions, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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New evidence shows the calming power of reminiscing about happy times
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