Obesity researcher helps sugar addicts conquer cravings to win at weight loss
"Based on the results from studies done by my group and others, it appears clear that the overconsumption of sugar can lead to behaviors and brain changes that resemble drug addiction, however, sugar addiction will be different in many important ways … Read more on Examiner.com

Strawberry wants to help others with new center
It offers a 28-day residential treatment program that can treat up to 60 patients at a time for addiction and substance abuse. It also has a program to help athletes address post-playing issues, as well as anyone suffering long-term effects concussions … Read more on Boston Herald

Behavioral Addictions: A Basic Understanding
In most ways, substance and behavioral addictions are incredibly similar. Essentially, substance addicts are people who've lost control over their use of alcohol, prescription drugs, and/or illegal drugs such as methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

Another Way to Honor LBJ's Legacy: Drug-Sentencing Reform
The meeting ended, and my father deleted that portion of the speech, which famously announced the War on Poverty—but kept the drug provision in Johnson's legislative program. This led to controlled-substance and drug-addiction reform that passed with … Read more on The Atlantic

ProSom Addiction and ProSom Abuse