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Understanding Addiction: A General Liability or Unique Disorder?
Podcast: Is there a single explanation that accounts for all addictive behaviors, or is the reality more complex? Under the Cortex explores. Visit Page
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Are Ultraprocessed Foods Addictive?
Over the last decade or so, research has revealed a clear pattern: People tend to overeat ultraprocessed foods. This could be one reason they’re linked with weight gain and obesity. … As recently as eight years Visit Page
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When It Comes to Prejudice, a Growth Mindset Can Cut Both Ways
Teaching: Lesson plans about the changeability or controllability of traits that other people possess and how they can play a role in whether we develop prejudice toward them or not. Visit Page
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Are Ultraprocessed Foods Really That Delicious?
I’m a Gen X-er, so ultraprocessed foods have been a mainstay of my diet since I was a kid. I was raised on bowls of sugary cereal, mac and cheese and instant ramen. I still Visit Page
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Imagine a Drug That Feels Like Tylenol and Works Like OxyContin
Doctors have long taken for granted a devil’s bargain: Relieving intense pain, such as that caused by surgery and traumatic injury, risks inducing the sort of pleasure that could leave patients addicted. Opioids are among Visit Page
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Racial Disparities in Drug Intervention: Culturally Inclusive Approaches
Podcast: APS’s Özge Gürcanlı Fischer Baum and guests examine evidence-based drug treatment studies, highlighting racial disparities in treatment effectiveness and much more. Visit Page
