Addiction and Trust: Marc Lewis at TEDxRadboudU 2013

Published November 23, 2013

Addiction and trust: Marc Lewis at TEDxRadboudU 2013 – A former drug addict himself, Lewis now researches addiction. In order to get over ones addiction, he explains, self-trust is necessary. Unfortunately, self-…

Drug use, decision-making and the blunders of Rob Ford

Filed under: drug addiction

Anecdotally, examples of needle sharing, unsafe sex and driving under the influence are used to demonstrate instances of poor or risky decision-making that seem to be increased in heavy drug users. However, examples such as these can be difficult to …
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Is sugar a drug? Addiction explained

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Some studies claim to find that junk food is as addictive as drugs, but experts say that what actually determines how addictive something is, and whether an individual becomes addicted, is complex. In the most recent headline-grabbing research, a study …
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Turkish Airlines to test for alcohol, drug use in personnel

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“Breath tests are done for alcohol use, salivary and urinary tests are conducted for drug use control. Hair tests will be done in the event of a suspicion of addiction. If the test is positive, but the personnel objects to the test, a further test will …
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