Addiction stigma articles
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Addiction is a choice – but this does not mean people with addiction are to blame.
In recent decades, we have constructed the idea that addiction, or Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a Brain Disease. This has derived from neuroimaging research that suggests people with addiction have a brain that is fundamentally ‘different’ – their dopamine functions are blunted and therefore it is impossible for them to seek pleasure from non-substance using activities. Furthermore, studies suggest their prefrontal regions show abnormalities which means they are no longer capable of...
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Cannabis reclassification could help combat stigma
Efforts to decriminalize cannabis are underway on Capitol Hill, as the Department of Justice recently moved to re-classify the drug as a less dangerous substance.
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Facebook and Instagram suspected to be 'too addictive'
The EU says its concerned the platforms algorithms "stimulate behavioural addictions in children."