Addiction
The Israel Public Health Association’s bet on what comes next
Chief executive, Yasmin Nahum, is trying to meet a surge in wartime trauma, youth substance use, and prescription-opioid dependence with programs the state has not yet absorbed.
One in five Israeli women who get cosmetic procedures show signs of addiction, study finds
Can Israel finally stub out smoking? Experts turn to AI, brain stimulation, and new drugs
Addicted to Ritalin: When ADHD medication becomes a solution for every problem
Jews can’t be alcoholics or addicts? Don’t tell this Jewish alcoholic
An alcoholic can b a lawyer, a businesswoman, a congressperson, of MK< a rabbi, a housewife -- anyone.
150 Years into the opioid epidemic, many are resorting to Ibogaine treatment
People often think of opioid addiction as a 21st-century problem, but the issue has been around far longer than that.
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What a recovering alcoholic can teach us about alcoholism
To the onlooker, family members or close friends, functional alcoholics do not look like they have an alcoholic problem. They may be perceived as someone who likes to drink, but not excessively.
Health Ministry addresses opioid crisis to avert US-level epidemic
Some 50,000 Israelis who are prescribed drug become addicted annually • 150% spike in past five years.
Screened Vacation
Is willpower enough to overcome an addiction?
What we know today is that the “Just Say No” campaign of the 1980s may have been a good strategy to help some people prevent drug use, but it is a complete failure for those already addicted.
Screen Addiction: We are on the brink of a smartphone health crisis
While Twenge writes mainly about teenagers, a survey by Common Sense Media found that it’s not teens spending the most time in front of screens – it’s their parents.
