Tag: beating addiction
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Counselors Explain 5 Links Between Personality Type and Addiction
There have been some implications that specific personality type links to addiction. If this idea is accurate, it could help explain why dependency occurs and how it begins. Learning about the potential link can help you know what to watch for in yourself or your loved ones. It can also help encourage someone never to…
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Psychologists Link Addictive Cravings to Social Isolation
A new study by psychologists from the University of New South Wales reveals that addictive cravings may stem from social isolation. The analysis performed on rats found that social interaction could mitigate cravings triggered by loneliness. Published in the journal Scientific Reports, the research found that socializing reduced cravings for both sugar and nicotine in…