Dopamine Expert Warns We Are ‘Entertaining Ourselves to Death,’ and Explains How to Break the Cycle

In the nearly two-hour-long episode, Lembke warned that with technology comes a new wave of addiction. While natural rewards ...
Morning Overview on MSN

A common inflammation molecule may hijack dopamine pathways tied to addiction

Methamphetamine addiction has long been framed as a story of dopamine gone haywire, with the drug flooding the brain’s reward ...
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End addictive cycle, boost out of poverty, 'identity' issue

I have been in health care, specifically heart health, for 20 years. Despite advancements in medicine and extensive research, heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of both men and women in the ...
The Atlantic

Cat Marnell, the Internet, and the Cycle of Addiction

Addiction is a terrible thing. Drug addiction, alcohol addiction, whatever type of addiction it is...it destroys relationships, jobs, lives. Anyone who's ever loved an addict has faced the reality at ...
AOL

The “Sugar Addiction” Cycle: Why It’s So Hard to Quit Sweets

Some of us swear we could give up anything except the pastries calling from a bakery window. The attraction runs deeper than taste. Once sugar enters your system, it triggers dopamine, opioids, and ...