<p>But while <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35464930/ns/health-sexual_health/">some commentators</a> have questioned whether <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://addictions.about.com/od/sexaddiction/f/is_sex_addiction_real_faq.htm">sex addiction is real,</a> <a href =http://addictions.about.com/b/a/000627.htm>Read [Read more →]
The new category is proposed to be included in the proposed Eating and Feeding Disorders, rather than the new Addictions and Related Disorders category, which is planned to replace the Substance [Read more →]
The long-awaited proposed criteria for the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), due to be published in 2013, have been revealed, and are available for public viewing and commentary online.
Fundamental changes to the way that addictions are categorized are proposed, including:
Smoking, as everyone knows by now, takes a serious toll on health. So when you decide to quit smoking, it can be a great time to think about making changes to your diet. One of the payoffs of smoking is enhancement to your senses of taste and smell, which can make food more pleasurable than it was when you were smoking, but to avoid weight gain and substitute addictions to food[Read more →]
Many readers of the addictions guidesite will have had personal experience of discrimination within the healthcare system. People with addictions are among the most stigmatized of all patient groups, and drug users in particular, suffer from the judgements of health professionals.
Sometimes, this is a result of prejudice or ignorance. Sometimes, it is the result of self-interest. [Read more →]
According to an article in the UK’s Guardian newspaper, Broadway Lodge in Weston-super-Mare is the first clinic in the UK to offer treatment to people with video game addiction. Read more…
I was recently talking to someone who quit smoking for her New Year’s Resolution. She was constantly craving cigarettes and was “beyond irritable.” Read more…
According to the New York Times, medical marijuana will be permitted for the treatment of chronic illnesses in New Jersey next week. This is timely, given the change in White House policy on medical marijuana last Read more…
So often, addictive behavior is judged on the basis of it’s social acceptability. The stereotypical addict is socially deviant, addicted to alcohol or drugs, and highly stigmatized. Yet there are many more socially acceptable but problematic types of alcohol or drug use, which can cause many more problems for the individual or other people, such as painkiller overuse, or binge drinking.