Addiction

Psychotherapist explains: Why are there more sex addicts after October 7?

The events of October 7 and the war led to a quiet rise in compulsive behaviors, including sex addiction – a mental phenomenon that can be understood and treated, without shame and without guilt.

Research estimates worldwide indicate that about 3%–5% of the general population may meet criteria for sex addiction
TRAFFIC IS HEAVY on the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv earlier this month. 2024 ended with 439 road fatalities, an unusual jump in a year with less traffic, the writer notes.

Invisible costs of trauma and post-trauma: The economic plight Israel faces - opinion

WORKERS TAKE care of cannabis plants at a farm in central Israel,  late last year.

Israeli experts create a roadmap for medicinal cannabis use

Stop drug addiction concept.

A Nation in Pain


NIS 85 mil. to be allocated for treating addiction in new government plan

Addiction in Israel is not currently treated under one specific service and instead is mostly outsourced to various organizations.

Drugs [illustrative]

Alcoholism in Israel: Investigating addiction, dependency

The wildly held view that there are no Jewish alcoholics is nourished by alcoholism often being included in general addiction statistics, but it is not entirely accurate.

 Haredim drink alcohol while celebrating Purim in Jerusalem.

Teva, Texas strike opioid settlement worth $225 million

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd was facing claims that they fueled an opioid epidemic in Texas by improperly marketing addictive pain medications.

 Teva building in Kfar Saba

If you feel hungry all the time, read this

What exactly did you eat yesterday? How often do you need the bathroom? The answers to these questions, it turns out, can explain why you’re hungrier than other people, and when it can be dangerous.

 Buffet of food

Addiction, COVID-19, and how to help

Over the last year-and-a-half of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts agree that addictions of all sorts are on the rise.

 Gambling on poker (Illustrative)

Eric Paskin Has Made it His Mission to Help People Overcome Addiction


'Mother Opium’ traces the root of addiction’s pain

 THREE YEARS of research are reflected in the exhibition ‘Mother Opium.’

How, why is China drastically limiting online gaming for minors?

The new rules place the onus on implementation on the gaming industry and are not laws per se that would punish individuals for infractions.

 The Tencent Games logo is seen on its game on a mobile phone in this illustration picture taken August 3, 2021.

Can the new health minister end Israel’s mental health stigma?

Mental health and psychological issues could have much harder and much longer-term effects than COVID-19 itself.

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz speaking at he Yehuda Abarbanel Mental Health Medical Center.

Can men control sexual addiction? - opinion

Men only claim sexual addiction while the erotic pleasure impulse is experienced. But the moment way too big a price is paid, they suddenly withdraw.

A banner pulled by a small airplane flies nearby as Tiger Woods plays his first round in the 2010 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 8, 2010. The banner reads: "Sex Addict? Yeah. Right. Sure. Me Too!"