Addiction
Meta, Google lose US case over social media addiction harming kids, court orders to pay over $5M
The jury found Meta liable for $4.2 million in damages and Google for $1.8 million, small amounts for two of the world's most valuable companies.
Social media addiction trial stalls as LA jury cannot reach verdict
Resilience in Tel Aviv: Addiction treatment director returns to work after home Is destroyed
Who uses e-cigs? Israeli study sheds light on electronic cigarette use - study
We know phones are bad for us. Now, ‘digital detox’ is a business model
Yom Kippur reminds us we are are slaves to our tech, here's how other are detoxing.
How rehab hotlines could save the lives of drug addicts
Every day, people are dying from drug overdose or getting sick due to drug use. Addiction is no longer considered to be a moral failing but a chronic disease
Congrats, you quit drinking! But who do you tell?
If you want to put your lunch on Instagram, I won’t stop you. But when it comes to getting clean and sober, maybe keep it to yourself. At least for the time being.
Jews can’t be alcoholics or addicts? Don’t tell this Jewish alcoholic
An alcoholic can b a lawyer, a businesswoman, a congressperson, of MK< a rabbi, a housewife -- anyone.
150 Years into the opioid epidemic, many are resorting to Ibogaine treatment
People often think of opioid addiction as a 21st-century problem, but the issue has been around far longer than that.
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What a recovering alcoholic can teach us about alcoholism
To the onlooker, family members or close friends, functional alcoholics do not look like they have an alcoholic problem. They may be perceived as someone who likes to drink, but not excessively.
Health Ministry addresses opioid crisis to avert US-level epidemic
Some 50,000 Israelis who are prescribed drug become addicted annually • 150% spike in past five years.
Screened Vacation
Is willpower enough to overcome an addiction?
What we know today is that the “Just Say No” campaign of the 1980s may have been a good strategy to help some people prevent drug use, but it is a complete failure for those already addicted.
Screen Addiction: We are on the brink of a smartphone health crisis
While Twenge writes mainly about teenagers, a survey by Common Sense Media found that it’s not teens spending the most time in front of screens – it’s their parents.
