According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the United States. These disorders affect approximately 40 million adults aged 18 and older, which accounts for around 18% of the population. It’s not uncommon for anxiety sufferers to also ... Read More
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Michael Botticelli is in Recovery and Also in Charge of the Nation’s Drug Policy
Michael Botticelli, if you didn’t know already, is the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, informally known as the drug czar. Not only is he that, he is also the first person in substance-abuse recovery to hold the position. His history is of course far removed from the alcohol fueled ... Read More
Starting to Make Amends with Family and Friends
For the 10% of Americans who will at some point live with addiction, it's common to think — or believe for the sake of rationalization — that no one else is at risk. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth. Addiction hurts many people, from family members sharing a home or relying on financial support to romantic ... Read More
Is it an Addiction or a Compulsive Behavior?
The word "addiction" gets thrown around a lot these days—anything from sex to eating dirt—but what's the difference between an actual addiction and a compulsive behavior? The Difference Defined By definition, a compulsion is a behavior that occurs in response to an obsessive thought that will only be relieved by ... Read More
Neuroscientist Finds Direct Link Between Stimulus-Response Learning and Addiction
Could Stimulus Response Learning and Addiction be Connected? We don't have to be told that we engage in activities that bring us pleasure because naturally we all do that. In addiction, the pleasure seeking activities involve alcohol and/or a drug that gets us high. When you ask a cocaine or heroin user about their ... Read More