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Decision making predicts future drug addiction in recreational users
A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging investigates brain signatures that predict risk of transitioning from occasional to problematic stimulant use
Why Is Drug Addiction Considered A Disease?
disease is a medical condition that prevents the body or mind from functioning normally. Diseases are characterized by their inability to be fully cured
How Should Employers Handle Drug Addiction at Work?
Research suggests that about two-thirds of opioid addicts have jobs. At least a few of them probably work for you.
What are the First & Next Steps of Drug Addiction Treatment?
What will be the first step of drug treatment that is right for me? Each patient case is unique and can include medical detox, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation.
Why Drug Addiction Relapse Is Not Just Common, But Likely
Addiction is a chronic disease, and Demi Lovato isn't alone.
How Meditation Helps in Recovery from Drug Addiction
Meditation is a popular exercise used to gain awareness of the thought process in the mind. Studies have shown that it can help to reduce drug addiction.
How Emotion Shapes Decision Making
There is little disagreement that effective decision-making is one of the most important tasks we must master to achieve success in every part of life. If we were to take a survey in the average …
Why the Codependency Myth of Drug Addiction Needs to Die
The dubious idea that we might "enable" our partners or loved ones suffering from addiction lingers—despite being unscientific and straight-up harmful.
How mindfulness improves decision-making
Mindfulness teaches you to be aware of your inner workings and how they can influence your decision.
How Exercise Could Help Fight Drug Addiction
Can exercise help with drug addiction? To what extent?
Athletes and Drug Addiction: What You Need to Know
Athletes have skills and talents. And they are always in great physical shape and a competitive side that keeps them still on top of their various games. Unfortunately, the competitive streak may often lead some of the athletes to injuries and stress. The pressure of winning for their teams and making more money for both …
How to Treat Insomnia in People Recovering from Drug Addiction
Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder among people in recovery, but most of them experience the symptoms of insomnia during their addiction phase.
How to Tell Your Partner About Your Drug Addiction
If you or a loved one is struggling with a drug addiction, then it is imperative that you get the appropriate addiction treatment. A reputable drug rehab can help.
Choice overload: Why decision-making can be so hard
Why is it so hard to choose sometimes? Researchers explain what happens in the brain during this process, and what the ideal number of choices may be.
What I Want to Tell My Son About My Drug Addiction
I was just one year older than my son when I tried heroin for the first time.
Problem-Solving and Decision-Making: Why is it So Hard to Make Decisions?
Making decisions isn't easy. Learn how stress, bias, and other psychological factors can impact the decisions we make every day.
How practicing mindfulness can lead to better decision-making
When feedback stings or when it’s difficult to empathize with a co-worker, do you find yourselfresponding or reacting? There’s a big difference between the two: a thoughtful response can quell a heated debate, while a knee-jerk reaction ups the emotional ante (your own or your co-worker’s). One is mindful, the other isn’t. Mindfulness is about …
How our emotions can affect our decision making ability
We only feel trapped because of our self-doubt and fear. But realize, these are simply emotions. And in that, they can – and will be – overcome.
Why is it so hard to overcome bias in decision-making? Becasue you're human
A Princeton psychology professor explains our inability to overcome bias.
Why Narcissists Can Struggle with Decision-Making
Are you stuck because you can’t stand making a mistake?
