Addictions and Compulsions

In a recent article, Dr. Kevin Hill, psychiatrist-in-charge at the drug and alcohol abuse program at McLean Hospital, a psychiatric branch of Harvard Medical School and a worldwide resource ... Read More

When a family member is struggling with addiction the entire family system suffers. Life inside the family system can become a rollercoaster of emotions. It is common for parents to blame ... Read More

Optogenetics is a technique that integrates laser technology and genetic engineering. Researchers recently used this technology to alter brain circuitry in mice to determine what effect ... Read More

In two separate studies, the prevalence of media and its direct impact on society’s youth was examined. The first study looked at how internet usage affects college students and increases ... Read More

Many people I work with have often been successful at maintaining some sort of long-term sobriety/abstinence from alcohol or drugs. If you participate in AA/NA, getting your one month chip ... Read More

Harm from marijuana use remains a hotly debated and unsettled issue. Clearly there are respiratory risks and perhaps cancer risks from inhaling a substance with many of the same ingredients ... Read More

The economy doesn’t seem to be improving much lately. As a matter of fact, millions of people are still unemployed or underemployed, and families throughout the country are struggling ... Read More

New research suggests that people who use cocaine may be less able to refrain from use due to enlarged basal ganglia, or reward systems, in their brains. Dr. Karen Ersche, of the University ... Read More

I want to start off by saying that pornography in and of itself is not a ‘bad’ thing. We have preconceived notions about porn being something bad. Men feel guilty about it. Women feel ... Read More

Brian M. Quigley and Kathleen E. Miller, both of University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions, conducted a study that indicates musicians who consume energy drinks regularly ... Read More

According to a Harvard study, over half of the people who undergo surgery for obesity have pre-existing food and eating issues, including binging. In a recent article, Lisa Lilenfeld, ... Read More

Faculty members from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics stress the need for more targeted care management after a disaster for those with pre-existing mental health challenges. ... Read More