Addiction

Addiction
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If you think you’ve got a porn addiction, you probably haven’t
People with addictions see relationships, health and careers fall apart. Most people who watch porn don’t meet this definition
by Joshua Grubbs

Addiction
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Recognising the rhythm in addiction offers new ways to escape it
Addiction is not just about biochemistry – it’s also about time, and its hamster-wheel rhythm can suggest other treatments
by Eana Meng & Johannes Lenhard

Addiction
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How to know if you’re addicted
Do you feel uneasy about your drinking or drug use? Recognising the signs of addiction can be the first step to recovery
by Rebecca E Williams

Altered states
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Here’s to my lovely, incandescent relationship with alcohol
Liquid gold, social pass, window on to the past, filter of life experience: my love affair with alcohol has no downside
by Anandi Mishra

Addiction
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I made professor before Ritalin. Now I can’t work without it
Once I was prescribed Ritalin, I couldn’t do without it. How had I been a professor before I got my pharmaceutical wings?
by Gordon Marino

Addiction
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How to talk about someone’s substance use
Worried about someone’s drinking or drug use, but not sure what to say? There’s a counselling approach that can help
by K Michelle Peavy