Level Up: Recreational and Problem Video Game Use
Take a look around you. How many devices do you see? A phone, a laptop, a desktop computer? What about devices you can play video games on? A television consul, …
ABAI 2021 Conference: Don’t Miss out on the Addiction Focused Events!
It is that time of year again, when behavior analysts and behavioral enthusiasts from around the world come together to celebrate and learn about new and emerging research in behavioral …
ABAI 2020: Sessions Related to Addiction Research and Treatment
With the ever-changing situation surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, ABAI will be holding their 46th annual conference virtually this week from May 21st – 25th. Despite this different landscape, I am …
Why You Might Want, But Not Choose, A Better Life
1 50 years ago, a researcher named Walter Mischel and his colleagues ran a series of experiments that are now often referred to as the Marshmallow Test. The basic premise …
Drugs Don’t Cause Addiction
Do drugs cause addiction? While this seems like a simple question that should come with a simple answer, the reality is much more complex. Of course, a person cannot become …
Overdoses – A Matter of Context and Circumstance
5 years ago, Cory Monteith – most famous for his acting role in Glee, passed away in a Vancouver hotel room. His cause of death was drug toxicity from a mixture of …
Your Body Learns What You’re About to do Next
In 2016, over 64,000 overdose deaths occurred in the United States alone. A majority are from opioids, with 116 people in the US dying daily – enough for it to …
When Logic Meets the Cruelty of Withdrawal
If you surveyed current smokers, I’m willing to bet that many would say they wished they had never started. That they don’t want to be a smoker. A quick google …
How Positive Are Addictions, and Does Coffee Taste Good?
I smoked a cigarette for the first time when I was 15 years old. Looking back, I’m actually surprised I held off that long – so many factors in my …
The Rational Addict
The American dream. The idea that one can be successful through hard work and determination, that good choices will lead one to upward mobility and financial stability, and that society …