ItsCheating.com First in the Nation to Create Dedicated Support and Resources for Those Affected by the Ashley Madison Infidelity Disclosures UncategorizedBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 27, 2015ItsCheating.com and renowned psychotherapist and expert on digitally driven infidelity, porn/sex addiction and intimacy disorders, Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S, answer frequently asked questions and offer useful resources for those in crisis after the Ashley Madison leak.
Does Drinking in Movies Encourage Teens to Drink in Real Life? Adolescent IssuesBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 27, 2015A British study has uncovered a possible connection between teen drinking and exposure to scenes of alcohol consumption in popular movies. These findings cry out for replication, but it is notable that even after adjustments were made to compensate for other determining factors, evidence suggesting a cause-and-effect relationship remained.
Enlisting School and Family Best Way to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 25, 2015Not all teen prescription drug abuse prevention programs are created equal, as researchers from Duke University and Pennsylvania State University discovered during a recent study.
U.K. Authorities Launch Pilot Project to Ferret Out Problem Gamblers Behavioral AddictionsBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 23, 2015Are some demographic groups more vulnerable to pathological gambling than others?
Narcan Training Saves Lives, Offers Addicts Hope for Recovery RecoveryBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 22, 2015After New Jersey’s law protecting first responders who administer the opioid overdose antidote Narcan was signed into law in March, a free training program is helping ordinary citizens learn to administer the drug and save lives, as well as shining a spotlight on the issue of addiction.
Book Review: Practical Tips for “Living With Intent” News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 21, 2015Imagine coming of age as part of a wellness dynasty. Mallika Chopra’s family is medical royalty in India: Her grandfather was a well-known doctor whose patients would travel for days to be treated by him. Her father is one of the most well-known transformational writers and speakers on the planet.
Is Internet Addiction a Real Condition? AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 21, 2015Although behavioral addictions have become increasingly accepted as genuine conditions—just like drug or alcohol addictions—in recent years, Internet addiction is still struggling to find widespread acceptance. Does the lack of recognition of the condition in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (the DSM-V, commonly called the “bible” of mental…
Smartphone Addiction a Ticking Time Bomb Behavioral AddictionsBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 19, 2015Addiction experts in Europe are warning that the Internet will be responsible for the next wave of addiction cases, fueled by the rise of smartphone addiction. Addiction counselors point out how they’re seeing a rise in cases of online gambling and pornography addiction, which they believe is being fuelled by the 24-hour access provided by…
17 Percent of College Students Abuse ADHD Drugs Addiction, News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 18, 2015New findings from a group of American researchers indicate that almost one-fifth of all U.S. college students misuse a prescription medication classified as a stimulant.
Illinois May Soon Put Overdose Antidote in Hands of School Nurses AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 18, 2015Illinois lawmakers are working on a bill that would let school nurses give students overdosing on opioid prescriptions or heroin the drug that could save their lives. Naloxone (brand name Narcan) is known as the overdose antidote because it can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and prevent fatalities. This drug is most often…
