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Medically reviewed byGerald Hurowitz, M.D.

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Internet Addiction33

Teen internet addicts more apt to self harm: study
Study Links Internet Addiction to Aggression in Teens
Problem gambling 'cause for concern' in U.S. youth
The role of metacognitions in problematic Internet use
Internet Addiction Disorder: Causes, Symptoms and Consequences
Computer - Internet Addiction - Self Diagnosis
Internet Addiction and Internet Sex

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▸What makes the Internet attractive?

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Problematic Internet use or Internet addiction?
Computers in Human Behavior
Is "Internet addiction" addressed in the classroom? A survey of psychology textbooks
Internet Gaming Addiction
Is Internet addiction a real problem?
How to spot an internet addict
Cybersex/Cyberporn Addiction
Is Internet addiction real?
Internet addiction more serious than OCD
Recognize Internet addiction as a mental illness, MD urges
Chinese clinic treats teen internet addicts with hypnosis, shock therapy
The relationship between impulsivity and Internet addiction in a sample of Chinese adolescents
Relationships with internet misuse, gaming abuse and emotional intelligence: study
Video game addiction
Computer Addiction: What Is It?
Internet Addiction: Recognition and Interventions
Internet addiction, prevalence and epidemiological features: First study in Iran
Using the Finnish internet addiction test version to measure heavy use of the web
Internet addiction and Romanian children
Psychological factors of preventing internet-addiction of teenagers
The relationship between development identity and internet addiction: study
Issues for DSM-V: Internet Addiction
Drug commonly used for alcoholism curbs urges of pathological gamblers
Can You Live Without The Internet?
In Korea, a Boot Camp Cure for Web Obsession

What Is Addiction5

Understanding Addiction
Is Addiction a Disease or a Moral Problem?
Defining the Disease of Addiction
What Is Addiction?
Appendix A: Regulation of Addictive Substances

Who Gets Addicted and How5

Psychological and Behavioral Factors
The Genetics of Addiction
How Addictions Develop
Factors Influencing Early Use
Who Gets Addicted and How?

The Addicted Brain5

Behavioral Conditioning and Craving
Tolerance and Withdrawal
What Are Addictive Substances?
Neurotransmitters
The Addicted Brain

Alcohol and Addictive Drugs9

Alcohol and Marijuana Were the Most Commonly Abused Substances by Those Referred to Treatment from Probation Or Parole
LSD, PCP, and Other Hallucinogens
Inhalants
Hallucinogens
Opiates
Stimulants
Depressants
Alcohol and Addictive Drugs

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Psychotic Illness Appears to Begin at Younger Age Among Those Who Use Cannabis

The Course of Addictive Disease5

Recovery or Death?
Some Words for the Family Member
Some Words for the Addict
Denial
The Course of Addictive Disease

Addiction and the Family4

Recovery - Addiction and the Family
The Addicted Family - Addiction and the Family
The Healthy Family - Addiction and the Family
Addiction and the Family

Recovery from Addiction9

Recovery from Addiction
The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
What Is Alcoholics Anonymous?
Middle Recovery - Recovery from Addiction
Dealing with Relapse - Recovery from Addiction
Early Recovery - Recovery from Addiction
Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Recovery from Addiction
What Exactly Is "Recovery"? - Recovery from Addiction

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Intervention and Court-Mandated Treatment - Recovery from Addiction

Dual Diagnosis - Addictions6

Treatment of Dually Diagnosed People and Addiction
Personality Disorders and Addiction
Serious Persistent Mental Illness and Addiction
Psychiatrically Complicated Addiction
Substance-Induced Disorders -Addictions
Dual Diagnosis - Addictions

Gambling, Sex and Other Addictions6

What Else Constitutes Addiction?
Eating Disorders
Abuse of Anabolic Steroids
Sexual Addiction
Pathological Gambling
Gambling, Sex and Other Addictions

The Search for a Cure4

Treatment Approaches and Outcomes
Pharmacology and Addictions
Genetics and Addictions
The Search for a Cure

Smoking Addiction4

Smoking cessation
Assessment of dependence and motivation to stop smoking
Why people smoke
The problem of tobacco smoking

Drug and Alcohol Dependence224

Clinicians need to screen 'nicotine naive' teenagers for vaping, says UB addictions expert
Does alcohol consumption affect the risk for Parkinson's disease?
Diabetes medication could be used to treat alcohol dependence
Crime ties are relative in youth offenders' substance abuse
Giving pharmacists the power to combat opioid overdoses
Stress hormone reduces heroin cravings
Drug Overdose Now Leading Cause of Injury-Related Deaths
Brain receptor found to significantly affect cocaine addiction

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Dietary Supplement May Help Treat Cocaine Dependence
Doctors Now Creating More Heroin Addicts than Drug Dealers
Substance abuse risk not greater in those using medical marijuana with prescribed opioids
New test detects drug use from a single fingerprint
Researchers discover how cocaine, amphetamines disrupt the brain's normal functioning
Keeping legalized marijuana out of hands of kids
Your brain on drugs: Functional differences in brain communication in cocaine users
Benefits of heroin treatment for drug users
Illegal Heroin and United States Law

Gambling and Internet addiction7

Odds are that chronic gamblers are often also depressed
The negative effects of Internet use
Internet addiction - Causes at the molecular level
Substance use linked to Internet gambling
How many teens have "Internet addiction?"
Gambling problem exposed as access grows
In It to Win It?

Alcoholism and alcohol abuse130

High Alcohol Consumption Associated with an Increased Risk of Human Papillomavirus Infection in Men, Say Moffitt Researchers
ASAM releases new definition of addiction
The Biology Behind Alcohol-Induced Blackouts
Do Intelligent People Drink More Alcohol?
Conducting a crisis intervention
Criteria of inpatient treatment (Adolescents)
Criteria for OutPatient treatment (Adolescents)
Criteria for Early Intervention (Adolescents)

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Criteria for Inpatient Treatment (Adults)
Criteria for Outpatient treatment (Adults)
Determining the Level of Care Needed
Criteria for Early Intervention (Adults)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Criteria for Diagnosis
Issues in the Linkage of Alcohol and Domestic Violence Services: Introduction
Prohibition
Temperance in the Mid- to Late Nineteenth Century
Temperance in the Early Nineteenth Century
"Patent" Medications Were Often Laced with Alcohol

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Clinicians need to screen 'nicotine naive' teenagers for vaping, says UB addictions expert

8 May 2016

Alcohol exposure during pregnancy affects multiple generations

25 February 2016

Does alcohol consumption affect the risk for Parkinson's disease?

11 November 2015

Diabetes medication could be used to treat alcohol dependence

26 September 2015

Study highlights how former problem drinkers navigate social drinking situations

23 September 2015

Crime ties are relative in youth offenders' substance abuse

17 September 2015

Giving pharmacists the power to combat opioid overdoses

25 August 2015

Stress hormone reduces heroin cravings

29 July 2015

Think You're Drinking Too Much? New Alcohol App Will Tell You

11 July 2015

Written and revised by

Gerald Hurowitz, M.D.

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