Myth: Everyone gets addicted to pain drugs if they take them long enough. Reality: "The vast majority of people, when prescribed these medications, use them correctly without developing addiction," ...

The subject of addiction swirls with myths and misinformation. It doesn’t help that so many people seem to believe that their own struggle with addiction — or a few drop-ins to Alcoholics Anonymous ...

Over my 50-year career as an addiction researcher, these are the most common misconceptions I've heard about people with alcohol and drug addictions. Myth 1: Addiction is a bad choice. Many people ...

Recently, many people, chiefly men, several celebrities among them, have sought psychological treatment for "sex addiction." The truth is, however, that "sex addiction" is a socially dangerous myth.

Recently, the term “dopamine detox” has become quite popular across platforms like YouTube and TikTok. This theory suggests that by steering clear of stimulating activities like social media, video ...

This short chapter summarizes some of the key discussions concerning how drug abuse is viewed in the society and the implications of those views. These discussions occurred throughout the committee's ...

Yet another junk epidemiological study claims that "ultra-processed" foods are addictive. The research is little more than a conclusion desperately in search of evidence. Let's take a look at its ...

Welcome to Ask a Cleveland Sex Therapist. Want to ask Matt a question that could be tackled in a future column? Click here. Now, onto this week’s topic. As an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, I am ...

Demonstration of the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in conjunction with methadone treatment for narcotic addiction and naltrexone treatment for alcoholism. Demonstration of efficacy of ...