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It seems like many of us are addicted to our phones or computers. And in fact, nearly 10% of us may be clinically addicted to the internet. A study from 2012 found that up to 8.2% of people were addicted to the internet. This study examined people’s tendency to use…
Most addicts don’t want help, because accepting help means admitting there’s a problem. It can therefore be difficult to convince an addict that attending a rehab treatment centre is necessary. This is a common challenge faced by friends and family members of those addicted to substances or destructive behaviours. When…
When addressing a substance addiction, there are conventional methods of recovery that are usually applied. For example, someone addicted to alcohol may attend group sessions to discuss their problem; they may detox from alcohol; they may go to therapy sessions; or they may go to a Toronto rehab. These conventional…
The only thing that can make someone quit an addiction is the person themself. But there are a lot of resources out there to help, and some of them have origins rooted in technology. This isn’t to say that traditional methods for overcoming addiction, like therapy, are becoming obsolete. On…
We tend to think an addiction involves a substance, like cocaine or alcohol, but this isn’t always the case. Some addictions involve a behaviour. Behavioural addictions are less well understood than substance addictions. In the case of the latter, we assign the adjective ‘addictive’ to certain things. Smoking is addictive,…
Marijuana is often seen as a harmless drug. It is certainly far less dangerous than other drugs such as alcohol or opiates. It can even have certain positive effects. However, it can also negatively impact a user’s life, in some cases to an extreme degree. This is partly because it…