Addiction

One in five Israeli women who get cosmetic procedures show signs of addiction, study finds

Hebrew University researchers found low body esteem and problematic social media use were the strongest risk factors. "We wanted to understand the psychological factors," they told the Post.

Cosmetic surgery tools are seen surrounding a face mask (illustrative)
CBT can break down the connection between thought and the desire to smoke by using mindfulness.

Can Israel finally stub out smoking? Experts turn to AI, brain stimulation, and new drugs

Ritalin

Addicted to Ritalin: When ADHD medication becomes a solution for every problem

A patient addicted to opioids for pain has been successfully treated at Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus with an innovative sound-wave technology.

A new Israeli technology used at Rambam Hospital helped free a man from dependence on painkillers


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.

Painkiller pills [Illustrative].

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.

BOTTLES OF an alcoholic drink are seen in a bomb shelter in Ashkelon in 2014

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.

Selling Drugs (illustrative photo)

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The Jerusalem Post

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.

Addiction

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.

Smartphone.