January 22, 2015 - Promises Behavioral Health

How Does Drug Craving Manifest in People Addicted to Prescription Opioids?

January 22, 2015 / By / Prescription Drugs

Drug cravings are prominent urges to consume more of a mind-altering drug or medication. The presence of these urges is one of the symptoms that doctors look for when diagnosing various forms of substance use disorder (substance abuse/substance addiction). In a study published in September/October 2014 in The American Journal on Addictions, a team of …

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Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone? Watch For These 15 Signs

January 22, 2015 / By / Addiction Information

Smartphones are becoming an increasingly ubiquitous part of daily life, but how do we draw the distinction between ordinary use and addiction? Dr. David Greenfield, an expert in technology and Internet addictions, suggests that as many as 90 percent of Americans overuse, abuse or misuse their smartphones, and he has developed a diagnostic quiz to …

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Public Blames Personality Defects for Behavioral Addictions

January 22, 2015 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Behavioral Addiction

Substance addiction is a well-established concept long recognized by mental health professionals, researchers and the general public. Behavioral addiction is a form of recently acknowledged, non-substance-based addiction that has a strong scientific foundation but relatively little recognition in society as a whole. In a study published in November 2014 in the journal Addictive Behaviors, a …

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