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Category: Research
Addiction To Technology Similar To Drug Cravings
In the face of non-chemical addictions, drug addictions seem pretty normal.
Music, Addiction, And Imaginary Diseases
If we are to believe the argument that addiction is a disease, then we should also believe that the ability to play improvised jazz, conduct an orchestra, or freestyle rap is a disease. Indeed, if mere measurements of brain activity are sufficient proof of disease, then anything and everything we do is caused by disease – the term loses all relevance, and our society gets further and further away from real solutions to behavioral problems. Being an expert musician is not a diseased state – nor is being an expert drug user.
Heyman Resolves The Contradictions In The Common Knowledge Of Addiction
Harvard professor Gene Heyman discusses the contradictions in addiction, voluntary and involuntary acts, goal directed behavior, global vs local choice, and more.
The Tragedy of Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing may be the most successful approach the treatment world has for helping people to change their substance use habits – unfortunately the positives are likely outweighed or undone by the conventional treatment approaches with which it is simultaneously delivered.
69.5% of Treatment Revenues Come From Public Funds
Unfortunately, most of the money spent on treatment for drug and alcohol problems comes from the government. This situation props up the false and ineffective disease model favored by government agencies such as the NIDA, and results in worse services for us all. There is no free market competition working to bring better help to people with addiction.
Addiction Is For Kids
Rates of addiction are highest among young adults, and drastically drop among people 30 years and older, as data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows (NSDUH).
Reality Check – Most Don’t Become Addicted
Contrary to the hype, most drug users don’t become “addicts”. Studies show that only 13.4% of recent heroin users actually become dependent on the drug. It’s time for a reality check on the truth about drug use and addiction.
Stanton Peele’s Latest Discussion of Genes and Addiction
The whole genetic component to addiction and the outrageous claims of an addiction gene can be confusing. I must admit I’ve had trouble analyzing this topic because there is so much conflicting information. I do know that the most widely publicized information, Blum and Noble’s claims of an addiction gene, was front page news when… Continue reading Stanton Peele’s Latest Discussion of Genes and Addiction
Tax dollars thrown away on pointless animal experiments
I don’t often find myself siding with PETA, but they bring up an important point: “it is especially egregious that experimenters are trying to use animals to model addiction, which is in large part caused by social, psychological and even economic factors. Studies on animals can’t resolve these issues.” Read more here: Tax dollars thrown… Continue reading Tax dollars thrown away on pointless animal experiments