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The Science of Addiction
Growing up in poor urban neighborhood, Carl Hart watched crack cocaine ravage the lives of his relatives. Early in his research career, Hart set out to find a neurological cure for chemical addiction. But as
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The Addict’s Perilous Bargain
The Huffington Post: I’ve spent a fair amount of time around addicts over the years, and this I know. Addicts are great bargainers. Addicts will promise to forego the pleasures of booze or drugs or
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The Addict’s Perilous Bargain
I’ve spent a fair amount of time around addicts over the years, and this I know. Addicts are great bargainers. Addicts will promise to forego the pleasures of booze or drugs or food in exchange
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Surgeon General Adds New Risks To Long List Of Smoking’s Harms
NPR: Acting Surgeon General Boris Lushniak is the latest in a long line of surgeons general who have tried to pound the final nails into the coffin of America’s smoking habit. “Enough is enough,”
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Is Sugar Addiction Why So Many January Diets Fail?
NPR: We’ve survived the stretch between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, when rich, sweet treats come at us non-stop. Now is the season of reform, when gym memberships, cleanse books, and weight-loss plans sell like
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Breaking Bad Habits
Cross-cutting addiction research is leading to individualized treatments. It also may help identify people most at risk for relapse.