Addiction, Poverty and the Myth of Willpower

Published February 11, 2014

Addiction, Poverty and the Myth of Willpower
But, again according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the very definition of addiction is about disease. "Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful …
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Why Reschedule Marijuana?
Schedule I ostensibly is reserved for drugs with a "high potential for abuse" that have "no currently accepted medical use" and are so dangerous that they cannot be used safely, even under medical supervision. It is highly debatable, …. the lowest …
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Can Our Kids Truly Understand Philip Seymour Hoffman's Fate?
Or that no matter how they think about drugs today, they, too, could become addicts? Our daughter's science teacher confirmed to me that the class has talked about what addiction is, but is a definition ever really enough to get our teens to truly …
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1. What is the difference between drug abuse and drug addiction? — Drug abuse and drug addiction are different conditions. Medically, problems with drug abuse and drug addiction (dependence) are each diagnosed with specific …

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