There are many things we can become addicted to. It could be alcohol or drugs, or it could be to certain behaviours such as social media, gambling on…

Sexual addiction has been already established for some time as a problem of a medical nature, its effects extending as far as to perturb not only the…

What is cocaine? Cocaine is an illegal drug that belongs to the class of stimulants, together with other drugs such as amphetamine, dextroamphetamin…

Do you look at your smart phone first thing when you wake up? How many times do you feel jealous when you read what one of your friends is doing? Do…

With the festive season arriving, there is likely to be Christmas parties that you are invited to, and perhaps expected to attend. This time of year…

In a study between pathologic gamblers and alcoholics, the gambling addict experienced stronger cravings than did the alcohol dependent person. (http…

Sadly, addiction is not an illusion. A key driver of addictive behaviour is the illusion of emotional stabilisation and feeling better for it. How co…

Most likely you are reading this because a loved one has been spending increasing amounts of time playing video games and now seems estranged and unh…

Drug properties, individual psychology and the context of the drug use are all important factors which influence drug effects.  Psychoactive drugs (…

Those of us who have contributed to the literature about models of drug dependence have indulged in irrelevancies. We have pushed an abstract scienti…

There is a secret world of shame and guilt. An addiction which appears to be sweeping not just the UK but the world, is that of internet porn addicti…

Imagine a group of 12 recovering addicts/alcoholics, one peer supporter and two facilitators, sitting in a circle. Most of the clients have been in c…