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    What is this thing called Addictions?
    by Helga M. Genannt MatzkoWhen I began working in the field of addiction 30 years ago, most clients were automatically labeled addicts, (yes, shocking but true) just as most clinicians were either rec…
    Posted on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 03:00
     

    The Many Facets of Addiction
    By Dirk Hanson, MAThe science of neurology has created a paradigm shift in our basic understanding of the structure of the brain and the rest of the human nervous system. It has taken a long time, and…
    Posted on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 03:00
     

    A Myth About Alcohol, Drugs and Creativity
    Creativity can thrive without alcohol and drugsBy Harris Stratyner, Ph.D., CASAC, the Regional Vice President for Caron Treatment Centers' New York Recovery Center.My entire life I grew up around crea…
    Posted on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 03:00
     

    Addiction and the Perils of Intellectual Thinking
    Deni CariseChief Clinical Officer, Phoenix House/Scientist,Treatment Research Institute/Univ. of PennRecently, I was moved by Clinton McCracken's brave essay in The Journal of the American Medical Ass…
    Posted on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 03:00
     

    Intellectualization of Drug Abuse
    Clinton B. McCracken, PhD, JAMA, Journal of the American Medical AssociationHealth care professionals and physicians in particular have rates of substance abuse that are equal to and often exceed thos…
    Posted on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 03:00
     

    Why do so many writers struggle with drug and alcohol addiction?
    NYDailyNews.comBILL [Bill Manville]: Stephen King has written 63 books, and is estimated to be worth over $150 million. But in his recently re-released memoir, "On Writing: 10th Anniversary Addition: …
    Posted on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 03:00
     

    Disorders of Desire: Addiction and Problems of Intimacy
    Loni's BlogI. IntroductionA. Due to the wide acceptance of the way the world works, more addictions are arising and being accepted as natural (Keane, par. 1).B. With the wide acceptance, a new way to …
    Posted on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 03:00
     

    Is Everyone Addicted To Something?
    BJ Gallagher, The Huffington PostPresident Obama is addicted to nicotine. Rush Limbaugh got hooked on OxyContin. Glenn Beck is a recovering alcoholic, as is Elton John, Eric Clapton, Anthony Hopkins, …
    Posted on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 03:00
     

    The Psychology of Addiction
    On Why addiction is Largely a State of the Mind so Addicts Are More Addicted to Their Addiction, the Temporary Feeling of Pleasure, Rather Than the DrugsBy Saberi RoyIn this first essay, I talk about …
    Posted on Fri, 04/02/2010 - 03:00
     

    Conditioning Models of Addiction
    David Clark, Director of Wired InIn the last two parts of this article, we looked at two ways that classical conditioning may be involved in problematic substance use or addiction. We described the co…
    Posted on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 03:00
     

 

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