Can changing the words we use change the way we perceive addiction? Addictionary says Yes! In fact, it’s willing to recast language to prove it. That’s the aim of some addiction research doctors and scientists anyway. And not just any doctors and scientists either. But the doctors and scientists at the Recovery Research Institute (RRI), perhaps the most prestigious organization… Read More
This new company will pay you to stay sober. In fact, the longer you stay sober the more the company will pay. Could this make sober incentives the next big thing in recovery? Sober Incentive Startup Eric Gastfriend was puzzled. A relative was entering his second rehab and he wanted to know why sobriety didn’t work the first time. Fortunately,… Read More
Addiction is a complex brain disease. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) says so. So does The Lancet. So does Harvard Health Publishing. And so does all the prevailing scientific evidence. We need not emphasize the tremendous toll this disease takes on an addict’s mental health. We probably need not emphasize the physical toll addiction takes either. Now though… Read More
