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.
Invisible costs of trauma and post-trauma: The economic plight Israel faces - opinion
Israeli experts create a roadmap for medicinal cannabis use
A Nation in Pain
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.
