Avatarchrisannecoop'Unbroken Brain' Offers New Insights On Addictionverified_publisherNPR - Alva NoëFrom the start of Maia Szalavitz's englightening, insightful and informative new book on addiction titled Unbroken Brain, I had the feeling that I was being reminded of truths that I'd once known but that I and others, as if through a kind of collective amnesia, had somehow forgotten. Thinking about …
AvatarchrisannecoopThe answer to treating drug and alcohol addiction may be far simpler than you thinkverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Erin BrodwinIf drug addiction is a disease like cancer or Alzheimer's, how do you explain the seemingly amoral behavior — the lying, cheating, and hiding — that has come to be linked with people we label "addicts"? The answer is far simpler than you might think, at least according to neuroscience journalist and …
AvatarchrisannecoopWhat It Was Like Being a Test Subject in One of the Earliest LSD Experimentsverified_publisherVICE - Geraldine MaloneDoctors and nurses in the province used to be tripping out all the time. Now years later, LSD as medicine could be back. Weyburn Mental Hospital in Saskatchewan, pictured above, was the site of LSD experiments in the the 1950s. Photo via Flickr user BriYYZ It was a pleasant summer afternoon when Kay …
AvatarchrisannecoopHow to Deal With a Narcissist: 5 Secrets Backed by ResearchTIME - Eric BarkerYou must be tired of them. They’re everywhere. Narcissists. And if you think there are more of them than ever, you’re right. Research shows we are experiencing a narcissism epidemic. From The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement: In data from 37,000 college students, narcissistic …