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Addiction
Addictive Behaviors
In addition to drugs and alcohol, we can also become addicted to behaviors. These resources will help you understand and manage your addictive personality.
What Is Dysphoria?
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
How to Tell If You Are Addicted to Work
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
How to Overcome Your Work Addiction
By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
Relapse to an Addiction, Substance or Behavior
Medically reviewed by John C. Umhau, MD, MPH, CPE
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How Gambling Disorder Is Defined According to the DSM-5
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Are Addictive Behaviors or Activities Real Addictions?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
The Self Medication Theory of Addiction
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments for Paranoia
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Dilutional Hyponatremia or Water Intoxication
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
What Is Exercise Addiction and Are You at Risk?
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
How to Tell if You Are an Adrenaline Junkie
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
The Risks of Snorting Cacao Powder
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
How a Food Addiction Develops
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
Is Compulsive Shopping Really an Addiction?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Is Sugar Actually Addictive?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
How Does Addiction Change Homeostasis?
Medically reviewed by John C. Umhau, MD, MPH, CPE
Does Stress Cause Addiction?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Are Tattoos Addictive if You Can't Stop at One?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
The Psychological Process of Addiction
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Socially Acceptable vs. Deviant Behavior
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
The Excessive Appetites Theory of Addiction
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Asphyxiation and the Addiction Connection
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
10 Cognitive Distortions Identified in CBT
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
Exercise Euphoria and Exercise Addiction
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
Psychosis Symptoms and Causes
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
What Exactly Is a Pyromaniac?
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
The Symptoms and Risks of Television Addiction
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Signs and Symptoms of Addiction
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
Why Is My Addicted Loved One Always Telling Lies?
By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
What Does It Feel Like to Be Addicted to Something?
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
What Is Peer Pressure and Does It Lead to Addiction?
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
The Difference Between an Addiction and a Compulsion
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Symptoms of Being High on Mephedrone
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
Addictive Gambling vs. Professional and Social Gambling
Fact checked by Adah Chung
What Is a Drug Dealer?
By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
Signs of Pathological Gambling and Gambling Addiction
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
What Is Dissociation?
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
An Overview of Behavioral Addiction
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
How Emotional Pain Affects Your Body
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
How Does Denial Affect Addiction?
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
Sugar Withdrawal: Symptoms, Timeline, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Effects of Caffeine on the Body
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Side Effects of Caffeine and Caffeinated Drinks
Medically reviewed by John C. Umhau, MD, MPH, CPE
Is It Possible to Overdose on Caffeine?
Medically reviewed by John C. Umhau, MD, MPH, CPE
Caffeine Withdrawal: Symptoms, Timeline, & Treatment
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
How Much Caffeine Is in Foods and Drinks?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Are Energy Drinks Addictive?
Fact checked by Emily Swaim
Caffeine, Stress and Your Health
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
Where Caffeine Comes From and Various Uses
Fact checked by Emily Swaim
How Caffeine Addiction Can Affect Your Health
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Excessive Social Media Use Comparable to Drug Addiction
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
How to Quit Cell Phone Addiction and Be More Present
By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
The Stress of Constantly Checking Your Phone
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
5 Types of Internet Abuse Used to Cyberbully
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
What to Know About Video Game Addiction
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
10 Basic Rules of Netiquette or Internet Etiquette
Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW
Is Video Game Addiction Really an Addiction?
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
When Sexting Becomes Addictive
Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD
An Overview of Internet Addiction
Fact checked by Emily Swaim
Characteristics of Addicted Gamers
By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
How to Control Your Facebook Addiction
By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
Advertising Tricks That Trigger Impulse Buying
By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
How to Stop Overspending and Avoid Debt
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Differences Between Compulsive and Impulsive Shopping
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD