Teens, Technology and Overuse, Part 2
Researchers are beginning to identify how the use of smartphones, computers and other technology changes the way the adolescent brain develops—especially areas of the brain responsible for decision-ma...
31 Jul 201817min
Combining What Works: Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction
In the midst of the nation's opioid addiction epidemic, advancements in treatment that combine evidence-based psychotherapies along with use of certain medications offer patients and families cause fo...
6 Jul 20189min
Consumer Beware: Not All Addiction Treatment Is the Same
From insurance fraud to deceptive marketing to patient brokering, the largely unregulated field of addiction treatment is rife with unscrupulous and unethical—even illegal—business practices. Mark Mis...
6 Jul 201821min
Women, Alcohol and Addiction
Millions of women in the U.S. engage in drinking behavior that poses a substantial risk to their health and well-being, particularly young women in their late teens and early twenties. Addiction resea...
31 Mai 201824min
Addiction Treatment Outcomes
Comparing addiction treatment success rates across different care providers and approaches might seem like an apples-to-apples assessment, but it's not. For the most part, the addiction treatment fiel...
31 Mai 201831min
Opioid Addiction and Treatment
Why are opioids so addictive? What makes opioid drugs so lethal? Is rehab effective for opioid addiction? From the frontlines of the nation's opioid epidemic, psychiatrist Marvin D. Seppala, MD, joins...
20 Mai 201833min
