We need a (tech) diet
git reset
There’s an app for just about everything you possibly need, and dopamine-driven feedback loops are winning the battle for our time.
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From depression to addiction: dispelling mental health myths and mysteries
If mental illness has ever touched your life in a serious way as it has touched mine, you know that most of society’s perceptions and discussions about mental illness are less than ideal.
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‘American Relapse’ exposes flaws of American drug recovery industry
“American Relapse” follows the lives of recovering addicts Allie Severino and Frank “Frankie” Holmes as they attempt to bring struggling addicts into detox and recovery programs throughout Delray Beach, Florida.
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CA bill requires rehabilitation centers to follow evidence-based standards
Not all of California’s drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities are required to follow evidence-based treatment standards — that could all change in 2023, however, thanks to the passage of a California bill in fall 2018.
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‘Beautiful Boy’ is tale of universal heartbreak told through lens of father and son
Van Groeningen’s film “Beautiful Boy” — adapted from David Sheff’s memoir of the same name and Nic Sheff’s “Tweak” — tells two individual stories in conversation with one another. A tale of not just addiction, but of a delicate relationship between father and son, the film moves fluidly between the two narratives.
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Clog report: City discovers ‘boba monster’ growing under Berkeley
“Although we’re not entirely sure exactly how the process works in a physical or biological sense, we have concluded that the so-called ‘boba monster’ is still actively growing,” said Natasha Chiao, an internationally renowned campus professor in boba analytics.
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Through the smokescreen
Though addicts make the choice to try a substance the first time, even this choice may be strongly influenced by external factors.
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A joint relationship
On My Mind
As long as I am high, my thoughts are constrained from racing and my mood is elevated.
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When post ‘mates’ leave the friend zone
Postmates has infiltrated our lives since its creation and quickly is becoming an addiction so real that rehab clinics will soon be in high demand. It’s become a vital part of our existence and culture. Celebrities might have their stint in rehab for the common coke addiction, while we here
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On quitting mobile addictions
Remember “Minesweeper,” the old puzzle game that shipped with every Microsoft computer? Last year, I downloaded it on my phone in a fit of boredom and was immediately obsessed with it. I played it so often that the image of the game would rudely intrude in my head while I
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