Kimberly Young first coined the term in 1997 "Internet addiction" and it's very catchy. But if you use our offline criteria for examining whether it's an addiction, our behavior is actually a compulsion not an addiction. An addiction requires a substance.

This is an interview with Laurence M. Westreich M.D. about his book, "Helping the Addict You Love: The New Effective Program for Getting the Addict into Treatment." Dr. Westreich is a board certified psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of patients dually diagnosed with addiction and mental disorders.

The thesis of his new book, Drunk With Wonder: Awakening to the God Within, is that feelings fully felt shift. Through learning to be present to his own deep feelings, Steve Ryals was able to let go of years of addictive behavior, including freeing himself of decades of alcohol abuse seven years ago.

Transcript of Wise Counsel Podcast Interview, by David Van Nuys, Ph.D. with Dr. John C. Fleming, author of the 2007 book, "Preventing Addiction: What Parents Must Know to Immunize their Kids Against Drug and Alcohol Addiction."