Background and aims: Internet addiction, sex addiction and compulsive buying are common behavioral problems, which share similarities with gambling disorder and substance use disorders. However, little is known about the efficacy of their treatments. The objective of this meta-analysis was to examine ...
On the flip side, research has found that treating ADHD with stimulants can help people who also have a substance use disorder stay in addiction treatment programs. Other times, your doctor can safely combine treatments for more than one condition. A mix of antidepressants and stimulants may he...
overindulging in online games can negatively affect an individual's daily life. Internet gaming disorder, sometimes called internet gaming addiction, is a relatively new condition that may be common among young people, who are more likely to
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to the scales used in each respective study (e.g., Internet Addiction Test [modified in game environments] > 70). The authors also sought studies that provided pretest and posttest scores from the game addiction scales in both the intervention and control groups. Studies meeting the ...
Changing the focus: the case for recognizing and treating cannabis use disorders. Addiction 97 (Suppl 1): 4–15. PubMed Google Scholar Garbutt JC, West SL, Carey TS, Lohr KN, Crews FT (1999). Pharmacological treatment of alcohol dependence: a review of the evidence. JAMA 281: 1318–...
Rates of addiction and overdose soared alongside the rise in prescriptions. The U.S. Justice Dept. launched a criminal investigation, and in 2007 the company and 3 top executives pleaded guilty to fraud for downplaying OxyContin’s risk of addiction. Purdue and the executives were ordered to pay...
Food Addiction The idea that you can be addicted to food has recently gained increasing support. That comes from brain imaging and other studies of the effects of compulsive overeating on pleasure centers in the brain. Experiments in animals and humans show that, for some people, the same ...
Many of South Carolina's nicotine addiction researchers are in Charleston. But many of the smokers who need to quit live elsewhere in the state. This poses a dilemma for researchers and smokers alike. Researchers can't enroll large and representative groups of smokers into their trials. And smo...
To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA). It’s not just a nonprofit — it’s a movement. Online, at in-person events, through social media and blogs, TWLOHA creates a place for hope and healing through depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. People who attend their events and join...